Chisinau vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$1720
🏠 One person rent
$482
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$736
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$41.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$239
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
51
66
😀 Quality of life
57
47
🏙️ Population
639K
1.96M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 49% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 6200th and 7921st ($876 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 40th in Moldova and Iran, respectively. Check Moldova vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 5629th and 6374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.6
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$0.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$8.42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
26.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$1202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$2.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$3.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$2.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$5.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$1.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$16.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$1.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$20
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$559

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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

Cities near Isfahan

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$545
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$527
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$575
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$490
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$489
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$472
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$462
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$518
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$507
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$577
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$559
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$542
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$673
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$513
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$588
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$693
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$583
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$689
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$588
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$690
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$470
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$559
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$716
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$546
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$706
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$720
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$537
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$708
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$797
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$701
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$675
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$696
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$706
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$558
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$699