Chisinau vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$1168
🏠 One person rent
$482
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$256
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
51
67
😀 Quality of life
57
49
🏙️ Population
639K
1.01M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 100% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 6200th and 8895th ($876 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Moldova and Pakistan, respectively. Check Moldova vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 5629th and 6293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$3133

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$806
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$860
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$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
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$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
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$376
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397