Chisinau vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$528
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$240
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
96
😀 Quality of life
59
66
🏙️ Population
639K
8.69M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 39% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5968th and 7204th ($947 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 6039th and 5113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$2007

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$884
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$628
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$622
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$623
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$624
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$638
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$607
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$635
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$604
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$598
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$637
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$640
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$641
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$704
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$588
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$598
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$530
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$503
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$582
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$643
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$542
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$515
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$497
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$538
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$472
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$430
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$457
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$426
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$658
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$494
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$564
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488