Chisinau vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$539
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
52
5
😀 Quality of life
62
45
🏙️ Population
567K
115K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 135% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5911th and 8957th ($967 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Moldova and Bhutan, respectively. Check Moldova vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5736th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Thimphu

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Chisinau Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$633

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285