Chisinau vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$539
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
96
😀 Quality of life
62
64
🏙️ Population
567K
8.69M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 51% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5911th and 7642nd ($967 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th 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 Tehran. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 5736th and 5345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Tehran

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Chisinau Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$2262

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$796
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488