Chisinau vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$428
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
51
28
😀 Quality of life
58
48
🏙️ Population
639K
846K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 78% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6354th and 8752nd ($810 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Moldova and Nepal, respectively. Check Moldova vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 5671st and 6452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
13.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$9.41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$9.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$5.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$6.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$3189

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$767
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$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
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$355
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$390
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$345
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328