Chisinau vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$535
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$4153
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
66
😀 Quality of life
62
90
🏙️ Population
567K
3.94M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 61% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 5780th and 947th ($969 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Moldova and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Moldova vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5599th and 184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$17401

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$774
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$954
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$1048
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$799
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$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
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$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
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$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
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$529
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$572
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$801
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$579
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$701
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$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

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$1543
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$1170
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$1173
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$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
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$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
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$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
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$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
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$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
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$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
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$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
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$454
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$459
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$717
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$517
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$469