Chisinau vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$539
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$152
😷 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 123% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5911th and 8914th ($967 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Moldova and Pakistan, respectively. Check Moldova vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 5736th and 6414th 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
$8.07
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$1646

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$796
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$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
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561