Chisinau vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$539
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$2278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
45
😀 Quality of life
62
76
🏙️ Population
567K
298K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 26% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 5911th and 4555th ($967 vs $1309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Moldova and Bahrain, respectively. Check Moldova vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 5736th and 1317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$10032

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$796
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$826
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$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
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545