Chisinau vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$2514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$5509
🏠 One person rent
$528
$1723
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$4067
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
51
65
😀 Quality of life
59
91
🏙️ Population
639K
3.94M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 62% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 5968th and 848th ($947 vs $2514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.6 months in Dubai. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6039th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$9.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$12.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$2095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$1336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$2461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$96.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$7516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$3977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$81.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$77.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$15029

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$901
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$1164
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$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
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$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
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$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
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$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

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$1419
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$2521
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$1183
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$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
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$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
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$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
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$477
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$503
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$453
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$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
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$483