Chisinau vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$1937
🏠 One person rent
$428
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$418
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
45
😀 Quality of life
58
55
🏙️ Population
639K
2.86M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 3% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 6354th and 6424th ($810 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Moldova and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Moldova vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.5 months in Tashkent. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 5671st and 5942nd 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
$6.79
$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.19
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$1086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$687
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
21.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$3.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$8199

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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

Cities near Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$416
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$682
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$651
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$692
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$682
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$680
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$674
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$473
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$558
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$479
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$488
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$582
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$647
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$479
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$564
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$434
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$562
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$532
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$638
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$475
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$529
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$629
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$416
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$399
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$653
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$560
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$640
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$398
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$504
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$437
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$446
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$671
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$658
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$935