Chisinau vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$1872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$4426
🏠 One person rent
$428
$1210
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$2321
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$3462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
45
😀 Quality of life
58
79
🏙️ Population
639K
1.19M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 57% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 6354th and 2137th ($810 vs $1872) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Moldova and Qatar, respectively. Check Moldova vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.8 months in Doha. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 5671st and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$12.2
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$5.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$2886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$1882
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$5109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$4264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$19.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$7.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$6.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$754
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$10518

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$767
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875