Chisinau vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$428
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
51
5
😀 Quality of life
58
36
🏙️ Population
639K
79.2K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 79% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6354th and 8761st ($810 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Moldova and Bhutan, respectively. Check Moldova vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 5671st and 7674th 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
$6.79
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$701

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288