Chisinau vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chisinau	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$810	$456
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1981	$1241
🏠 One person rent	$428	$106
🏘️ Family rent	$798	$258
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.6	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$587	$309
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	51	72
😀 Quality of life	58	57
🏙️ Population	639K	16.8M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 78% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 6354th and 8745th ($810 vs $456) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 5671st and 5727th 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	$6.79	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.7	$9.76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.82	$5.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.71	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$62.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$734	$343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$552	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.72%	9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1487	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1021	$577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.42	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.66	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.8	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.14	$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3791	$1449

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$767
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$820
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$464
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$487
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$783
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1111
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$802
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$839
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$976
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$730
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$812
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$737
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$557
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$670
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$758
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$743
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$683
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$748
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$746
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$639
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$704
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$369
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$548
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$758
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$527
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$718
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$401
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$928
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$739
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$534
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$535
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$898
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$962
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$868
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$451
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$678
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$654
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$701
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$846

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323