Chisinau vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$535
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
63
😀 Quality of life
62
54
🏙️ Population
567K
14.9M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 130% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5780th and 8923rd ($969 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Moldova and Pakistan, respectively. Check Moldova vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 5599th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Karachi

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Chisinau Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$1476

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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
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525