Chisinau vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$1181
🏠 One person rent
$428
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$383
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$175
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
51
29
😀 Quality of life
58
21
🏙️ Population
639K
4.27M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 43% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 6354th and 7972nd ($810 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Moldova and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Moldova vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 5671st and 8953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$8.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$1370

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$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$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
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484