Chisinau vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$1759
🏠 One person rent
$528
$316
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$140
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
35
😀 Quality of life
59
42
🏙️ Population
639K
863K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 33% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 5968th and 7031st ($947 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Moldova and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Moldova vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 6039th and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Dushanbe

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Chisinau Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$52.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
25.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$1032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$3.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$7848

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$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
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$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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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$680
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$674
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$658
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$555
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$475
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$600
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$650
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$603
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$428
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$620
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$626
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$512
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$404
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$844
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$680
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$648
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$754
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$432
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$562
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$451
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$433
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$525
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$458
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$354
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$615
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$480
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$351
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$468
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$401
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$396
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$334
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$354
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$393