Chisinau vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$428
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
71
😀 Quality of life
58
74
🏙️ Population
639K
7.01M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 51% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6354th and 2922nd ($810 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.6 months in Riyadh. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5671st and 1210th 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
$6.79
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561