Chisinau vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$1801
🏠 One person rent
$482
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$532
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
35
😀 Quality of life
57
36
🏙️ Population
639K
863K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 30% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 6200th and 7107th ($876 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Moldova and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Moldova vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 5629th and 7353rd 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
$7.06
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
19.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$4.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$8.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$13630

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$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
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$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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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$655
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$664
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$667
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$468
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$530
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$666
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$671
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$658
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$467
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$660
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$663
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$435
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$457
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$816
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$469
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$473
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$429
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$450
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$527
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$419
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$452
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$567
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$596
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$599
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$358
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$645
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$461
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$653
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$532
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$354
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$519
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$469
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$476
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$338
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$372
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$441