Chisinau vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$1051
🏠 One person rent
$539
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$120
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
33
😀 Quality of life
62
25
🏙️ Population
567K
5.33M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 104% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 5911th and 8823rd ($967 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 5736th and 8992nd 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
$8.07
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$1540

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$796
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$826
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$686
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$561
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$807
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1049
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$871
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1042
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$806
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$841
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$864
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$792
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$704
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$635
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$773
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$869
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$950
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$740
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$910
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$916
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$873
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$534
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$584
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$831
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$574
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$414
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1150
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$777
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1062
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1132
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$926
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$795
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$737
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$758
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$999

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467