Chisinau vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chisinau	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$947	$586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2238	$1414
🏠 One person rent	$528	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$413
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$233
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	51	8
😀 Quality of life	59	41
🏙️ Population	639K	604K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 62% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 5968th and 7941st ($947 vs $586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Moldova and Djibouti, respectively. Check Moldova vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.4 months in Djibouti City. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 6039th and 7664th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Djibouti City

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	Chisinau	Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.01	$4.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$521	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$961	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.23	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.72%	11.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2427	$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1691	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.39	$7.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.08	$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$4.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$21.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.14	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$405	$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7015	$4170

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$884
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$921
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$670
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$546
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$901
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1164
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$804
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$964
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$793
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$797
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$926
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$879
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$659
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$624
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$724
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$815
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$895
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$711
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$898
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$854
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$871
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$830
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$516
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$603
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$857
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$545
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$712
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$420
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$1056
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$762
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$535
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$616
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$1024
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1103
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$885
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$497
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$749
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$703
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$775
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$970

Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$560
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$559
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$522
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$517
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$694
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1169
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1175
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$512
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$499
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$500
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$1039
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$498
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$560
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$826
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$498
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$498
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$499
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$533
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$1016
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$860
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$500
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$1031
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$500
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$911
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$802
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$903
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$971
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$918
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$724
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$964