Chisinau vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$535
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
52
70
😀 Quality of life
62
78
🏙️ Population
567K
7.01M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 40% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5780th and 3485th ($969 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5599th and 899th 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
$8.77
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$10912

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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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459