Chisinau vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$482
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
51
44
😀 Quality of life
57
68
🏙️ Population
639K
1.42M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 21% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6200th and 4893rd ($876 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Moldova and Oman, respectively. Check Moldova vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5629th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$8649

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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
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548