Chisinau vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chisinau	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$876	$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2149	$1450
🏠 One person rent	$482	$253
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$463
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.3	$49.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$638	$435
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	51	8
😀 Quality of life	57	36
🏙️ Population	639K	604K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 50% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 6200th and 7968th ($876 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Moldova and Djibouti, respectively. Check Moldova vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.7 months in Djibouti City. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 5629th and 7418th 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	$7.06	$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.85	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$445	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.07%	11.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$1458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$3.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$4.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$34
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4718	$4213

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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 Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$553
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$554
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$527
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$514
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$509
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$684
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$671
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$626
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$504
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$489
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$491
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$814
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$491
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$550
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$686
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$490
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$488
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$492
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$524
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$946
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$934
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$491
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$810
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$491
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$915
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$590
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$895
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$988
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$895
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$711
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1096