Chisinau vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chisinau	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$876	$428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2149	$1078
🏠 One person rent	$482	$121
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.3	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$638	$282
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	51	72
😀 Quality of life	57	54
🏙️ Population	639K	16.8M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 105% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 6200th and 8916th ($876 vs $428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Moldova and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Moldova vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 5629th and 5968th 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	$7.06	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.85	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$445	$137
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$77.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.07%	10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$1008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$3.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$2.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4718	$1444

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$806
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$860
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$537
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$491
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$819
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1131
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$827
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$873
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$956
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$759
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$846
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$909
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$767
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$532
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$735
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$780
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$831
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$712
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$751
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$832
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$721
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$748
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$375
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$545
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$795
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$515
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$416
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$955
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$759
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$490
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$514
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$961
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1035
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$786
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$420
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$721
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$662
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$727
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$900

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317