Chisinau vs Yerevan - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Chisinau | Yerevan | |
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Chisinau is 16% less expensive than in Yerevan. Cities ranked 5911th and 4903rd ($967 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Moldova and Armenia, respectively. Check Moldova vs Armenia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.5 months in Yerevan. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Yerevan ranked 1st in Armenia, while ranked 5736th and 4456th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Chisinau vs Yerevan
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| Chisinau | Yerevan | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 37 km or 23 mi |  Dubasari | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Orhei | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Bender | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Tiraspol | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Comrat | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Ungheni | |
| 95 km or 59 mi |  Vaslui | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Iasi | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Balti | |
| 126 km or 79 mi | Barlad | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Cahul | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Soroca | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Roman | |
| 154 km or 96 mi |  Odesa | |
| 155 km or 96 mi | Bacau | |
| 184 km or 115 mi | Botosani | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Galati | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Piatra Neamt | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Focsani | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Tulcea | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Braila | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Suceava | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Mykolaiv | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Vinnytsia | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Buzau | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Chernivtsi | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Sfantu Gheorghe | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Kherson | |
| 292 km or 181 mi | Brasov | |
| 295 km or 183 mi | Slobozia | |
| 302 km or 187 mi | Khmelnytskyi | |
| 305 km or 189 mi | Kropyvnytskyi | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Mamaia | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Constanta | |
| 317 km or 197 mi | Ploiesti | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Bila Tserkva | |
| 331 km or 206 mi | Targu Mures | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Bistrita | |
| 334 km or 207 mi | Calarasi | |
| 348 km or 216 mi | Voluntari |
Cities near Yerevan
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 14 km or 8.7 mi |  Abovyan | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Ashtarak | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Masis | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Armavir | |
| 50 km or 31 mi |  Igdir | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Vanadzor | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Spitak | |
| 79 km or 49 mi | Dogubayazit | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Gyumri | |
| 126 km or 79 mi | Caldiran | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Kars | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Agri | |
| 148 km or 92 mi |  Marneuli | |
| 149 km or 93 mi | Gardabani | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Rustavi | |
| 166 km or 103 mi |  Ganja | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Tbilisi | |
| 172 km or 107 mi | Goris | |
| 185 km or 115 mi |  Khoy | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Kapan | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Gori | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Van | |
| 215 km or 134 mi | Khashuri | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Barda | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Marand | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Yevlakh | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Shaki | |
| 268 km or 167 mi | Oguz | |
| 276 km or 171 mi | Kutaisi | |
| 277 km or 172 mi | Erzurum | |
| 279 km or 173 mi | Tabriz | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Bitlis | |
| 290 km or 180 mi | Ahar | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Batumi | |
| 297 km or 185 mi | Urmia | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Hakkari | |
| 305 km or 190 mi | Mus | |
| 309 km or 192 mi | Senaki | |
| 315 km or 196 mi |  Vladikavkaz | |
| 342 km or 212 mi | Siirt |