Chisinau vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chisinau	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$967	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$1161
🏠 One person rent	$539	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$921	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.4	$79.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$344	$175
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	52	76
😀 Quality of life	62	57
🏙️ Population	567K	16.8M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 101% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 5911th and 8803rd ($967 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Moldova and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Moldova vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 5736th and 6218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Dhaka

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	Chisinau	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.5	$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$538	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$963	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$660	$185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$40.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.86	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.67%	10.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2719	$1083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1818	$611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.27	$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.71	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.64	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$4.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$419	$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7425	$2100

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$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

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307