Chisinau vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$827
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$2080
🏠 One person rent
$539
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$758
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$322
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
47
😀 Quality of life
62
56
🏙️ Population
567K
2.96M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 17% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 5911th and 6652nd ($967 vs $827) 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 0.4 months in Tashkent. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 5736th and 6254th 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
$8.07
$5.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$626
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$53.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
23.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$997
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$5.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$10127

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$796
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$826
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$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

Cities near Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$736
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$609
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$562
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$585
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$635
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$590
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$619
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$653
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$553
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$561
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$653
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$679
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$521
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$692
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$477
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$505
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$447
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$484
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$533
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$735
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$549
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$621
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$702
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$513
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$436
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$757
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$503
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$484
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$454
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$616
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$580
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$429
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$457
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$575
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$565
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$866