Chisinau vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$904
🏠 One person rent
$482
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$187
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
51
67
😀 Quality of life
57
31
🏙️ Population
639K
2.1M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 133% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6200th and 9038th ($876 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in Moldova and Pakistan, respectively. Check Moldova vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 5629th and 7946th 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
$7.06
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$1015

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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

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$439
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$323
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$328
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$372
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$277
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$354
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$374
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$338
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$456
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$335
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$344
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$280
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$373
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$308
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$376
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$319
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$406
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$358
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$344
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$312
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$500
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$407
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$441
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$310
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$378
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$469
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$599
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$358
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$360
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$430
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$371
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$476
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$397
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$286