Chisinau vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$428
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$25.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$154
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
35
😀 Quality of life
58
40
🏙️ Population
639K
863K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 27% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 6354th and 7313th ($810 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 8th 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 5671st and 7225th 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
$6.79
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
18.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$4.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$3.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$13332

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Distance City Cost of living
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$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$629
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$647
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$672
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$473
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$562
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$680
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$682
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$692
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$445
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$682
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$674
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$416
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$437
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$785
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$488
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$479
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$416
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$446
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$558
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$434
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$399
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$475
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$651
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$567
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$347
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$529
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$479
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$582
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$311
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$564
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$449
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$455
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$352
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$335
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423