Chisinau vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$482
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
46
😀 Quality of life
57
50
🏙️ Population
639K
3M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 63% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6200th and 8365th ($876 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 71st in Moldova and Iran, respectively. Check Moldova vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 5629th and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797