Chisinau vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$450
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$1064
🏠 One person rent
$535
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$63.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$166
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
71
😀 Quality of life
62
52
🏙️ Population
567K
11.1M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 115% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 5780th and 8860th ($969 vs $450) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Lahore. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Lahore ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 5599th and 6510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Lahore

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Chisinau Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$3.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$127
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$83.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
14.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$3.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$4.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$0.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$8.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$16.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$40.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$1609

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$789
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$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$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
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$396
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$397
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$332
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$309
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$382
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$313
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$335
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$340
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$346
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$339
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$359
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$393
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$286
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$371
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$391
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$379
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$391
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$280
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$306
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$350
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$334
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$446
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$496
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$401
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$252
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$344
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$371
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$253
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$256
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$440
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$310
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$326
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$270
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$394
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$239
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$373
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$395
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$321