Chisinau vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

Chisinau Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$640
$1924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1555
$4530
🏠 One person rent
$314
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$528
$2204
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$437
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$4381
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
50
61
😀 Quality of life
58
90
🏙️ Population
639K
3.33M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 67% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 7357th and 1903rd ($640 vs $1924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 2.3 months in Dubai. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5584th and 130th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.22
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$65.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$12.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$1453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$829
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$522
$2679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$1737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.26
$97.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.79%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1302
$3907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$878
$2398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.78
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$8.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$74.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3450
$11590

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$451
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$452
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$458
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$451
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$452
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$695
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$656
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$405
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$575
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$475
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$451
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$487
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$516
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$699
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$669
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$649
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$587
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$527
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$629
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$627
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$592
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$389
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$523
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$610
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$452
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$522
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$374
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$800
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$628
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$384
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$395
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$620
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$794
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$658
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$390
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$593
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$502
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$670
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$620

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$1343
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$1129
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$1020
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$1096
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1260
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$799
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1964
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1150
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1797
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$688
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$968
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$689
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$693
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1277
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1245
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1277
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$688
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$952
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$987
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$947
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$880
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$690
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$691
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$687
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$657
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$907
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$686
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$785
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$650
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$863
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$837
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$686