Chisinau vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chisinau	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2204	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$505	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$980	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$625	$274
😷 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 108% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 6080th and 8899th ($892 vs $430) 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 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.6 months in Dhaka. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 5665th and 5971st 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	$8.05	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1974	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.07	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.91	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$356	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6466	$1681

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$780
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$829
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$502
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$517
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$782
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1062
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$825
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$840
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$876
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$725
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$812
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$863
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$637
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$555
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$650
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$727
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$786
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$676
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$837
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$741
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$709
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$400
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$729
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$533
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$433
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$938
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$722
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$483
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$929
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1002
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$796
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$454
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$758
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$663
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$696
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$867

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314