Chisinau vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$482
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
71
😀 Quality of life
57
77
🏙️ Population
639K
7.01M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 45% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6200th and 3292nd ($876 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Moldova and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Moldova vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5629th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Riyadh

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Chisinau Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$10359

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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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489