Chisinau vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$1000
🏠 One person rent
$528
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$282
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$148
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$85.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
51
69
😀 Quality of life
59
48
🏙️ Population
639K
11.1M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 122% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 5968th and 8922nd ($947 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 0.2 months in Lahore. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 6039th and 6783rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$71.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
17.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$5.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$5.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$0.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$1207

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Distance City Cost of living
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$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$368
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$380
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$316
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$302
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$363
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$311
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$320
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$291
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$337
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$303
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$333
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$372
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$284
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$350
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$421
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$351
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$376
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$277
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$294
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$347
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$357
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$373
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$416
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$443
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$362
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$270
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$340
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$344
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$265
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$262
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$403
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$301
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$330
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$364
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$248
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$354
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$388
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$334