Chisinau vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$539
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$160
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
35
😀 Quality of life
62
46
🏙️ Population
567K
948K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 32% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 5911th and 7063rd ($967 vs $735) 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 5736th and 7083rd 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
$8.07
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
23.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$1189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$6746

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$796
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$826
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$686
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$561
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$807
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1049
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$871
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1042
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$806
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$841
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$864
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$792
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$704
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$635
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$773
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$869
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$950
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$740
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$910
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$916
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$873
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$534
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$584
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$831
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$574
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$414
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1150
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$777
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1062
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1132
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$926
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$795
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$737
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$758
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$999

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$702
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$692
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$653
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$553
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$484
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$590
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$635
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$585
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$454
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$473
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$370
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423