Chisinau vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$1030
🏠 One person rent
$535
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$297
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
52
69
😀 Quality of life
62
51
🏙️ Population
567K
2.1M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 117% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 5780th and 8874th ($969 vs $446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.3 months in Rawalpindi. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Rawalpindi ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 5599th and 6631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Rawalpindi

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Chisinau Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$73.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
22.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$3.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$11.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$43.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$806

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$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$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
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$496
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$371
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$280
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$373
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$253
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$373
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$335
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$394
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$321
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$391
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$382
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$313
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$286
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$309
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$393
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$332
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$396
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$359
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$450
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$381
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$306
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$379
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$339
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$397
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$371
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$438
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$340
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$346
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$456
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$504
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$401
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$350
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$391
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$440
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$447
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$252