Chisinau vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$2203
🏠 One person rent
$482
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
96
😀 Quality of life
57
60
🏙️ Population
639K
8.69M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 10% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6200th and 6443rd ($876 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 8th in Moldova and Iran, respectively. Check Moldova vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 5629th and 5234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$1838

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$806
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$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$722
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$720
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$716
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$706
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$706
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$693
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$708
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$689
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$675
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$696
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$699
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$701
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$741
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$673
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$659
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$550
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$542
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$472
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$627
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$468
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$670
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$607
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$575
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$578
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$462
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$559
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$453
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$470
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$474
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$689
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$513
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$603
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564