Chisinau vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$539
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$48.3
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
52
29
😀 Quality of life
62
40
🏙️ Population
567K
2.69M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 43% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 5911th and 7406th ($967 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Moldova and Syria, respectively. Check Moldova vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 5736th and 7899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Damascus

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Chisinau Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$9.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$89
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$1767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$4.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$1770

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$796
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$826
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$686
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$561
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$807
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1049
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$871
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1042
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$806
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$841
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$864
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$792
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$704
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$635
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$773
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$869
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$950
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$740
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$910
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$916
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$873
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$534
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$584
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$831
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$574
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$414
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1150
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$777
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1062
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1132
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$926
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$795
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$737
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$758
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$999

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207