Chisinau vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$539
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
47
😀 Quality of life
62
55
🏙️ Population
567K
1.57M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 71% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 5911th and 8262nd ($967 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 38th 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 5th in Iran, while ranked 5736th and 6346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Shiraz

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Chisinau Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$1920

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$796
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$826
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$686
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$561
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$807
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1049
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$871
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1042
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$806
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$841
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$864
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$792
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$704
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$635
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$773
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$869
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$950
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$740
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$910
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$916
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$873
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$534
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$584
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$831
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$574
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$414
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1150
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$777
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1062
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1132
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$926
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$795
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$737
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$758
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$999

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$547
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$523
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$541
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$489
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$487
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$545
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$465
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$492
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$479
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$545
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$565
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$613
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$500
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$481
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$476
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$823
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$707
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$556
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1309
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1037
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1192
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$551
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1109
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$931
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1461
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$546
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$711
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1923
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698