Chisinau vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$539
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
52
29
😀 Quality of life
62
51
🏙️ Population
567K
846K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 135% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5911th and 8958th ($967 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Moldova and Nepal, respectively. Check Moldova vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 5736th and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Kathmandu

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Chisinau Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$3536

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$796
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$826
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$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
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360