Chisinau vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$528
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
49
😀 Quality of life
59
56
🏙️ Population
639K
1.57M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 71% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 5968th and 8247th ($947 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 41st in Moldova and Iran, respectively. Check Moldova vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 6039th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$2133

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$884
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$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$530
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$503
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$529
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$477
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$463
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$530
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$453
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$483
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$470
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$534
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$545
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$604
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$501
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$476
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$459
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$873
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$730
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$930
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$549
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1237
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1008
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1230
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$542
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1201
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$908
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1454
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$530
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$726
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1770
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$889
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$719