Chisinau vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$2106
🏠 One person rent
$528
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$280
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
46
😀 Quality of life
59
56
🏙️ Population
639K
2.96M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 12% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 5968th and 6476th ($947 vs $844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Moldova and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Moldova vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.3 months in Tashkent. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 6039th and 6210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Tashkent

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Chisinau Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$591
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
22.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$9.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$9729

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$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

Cities near Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$754
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$620
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$525
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$603
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$650
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$600
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$626
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$658
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$555
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$562
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$648
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$680
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$480
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$674
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$445
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$468
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$451
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$475
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$532
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$712
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$549
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$615
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$680
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$512
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$433
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$743
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$501
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$446
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$428
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$613
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$573
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$404
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$432
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$651
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$639
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$787