Chisinau vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$535
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
52
29
😀 Quality of life
62
47
🏙️ Population
567K
846K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 129% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5780th and 8916th ($969 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 5599th and 6934th 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
$8.77
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$4078

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$760
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$690
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$572
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$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
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$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
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
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$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339