Chisinau vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$2309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$5128
🏠 One person rent
$482
$1523
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$2687
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$3493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
51
64
😀 Quality of life
57
86
🏙️ Population
639K
3.33M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 62% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 6200th and 1098th ($876 vs $2309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.5 months in Dubai. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5629th and 306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$1170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$3310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$2171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$6006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$3452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$9.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$12682

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$873
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$956
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$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
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$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
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$375
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$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
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$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
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$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

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$1603
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$1050
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$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
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$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
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$561
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$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
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$520
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$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
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$1226
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$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
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$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
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$515
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$639
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$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
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$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
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$548
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$489
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$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
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$507