Chisinau vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$389
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$1027
🏠 One person rent
$428
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$140
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$33.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$221
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
51
67
😀 Quality of life
58
51
🏙️ Population
639K
1.01M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 108% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 6354th and 8988th ($810 vs $389) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 5671st and 6200th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$1.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$85.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$397
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$57.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$88
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$15.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
19.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$5.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$4.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$4.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$1.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$3.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$16.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$51.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$1443

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$767
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$820
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$464
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$487
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$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
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$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
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$331
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$238
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$278
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$335
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$281
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$311
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$352
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$307
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$277
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$330
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$303
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$298
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$399
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$240
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$344
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$268
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$337
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$347
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$289
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$386
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$364
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$337
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$508
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$260
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$399
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$290
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$449
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$394
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$567
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$328
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$338
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$448
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$307
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$455
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$437
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$401