Chisinau vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$1114
🏠 One person rent
$535
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$298
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
33
😀 Quality of life
62
26
🏙️ Population
567K
5.33M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 92% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 5780th and 8650th ($969 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Moldova and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Moldova vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 5599th and 8929th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Kabul

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Chisinau Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$1302

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$789
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$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469