Chisinau vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$428
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
51
44
😀 Quality of life
58
68
🏙️ Population
639K
1.42M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 28% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6354th and 4635th ($810 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Muscat. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5671st and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
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$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646