Chisinau vs Yerevan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Yerevan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$2713
🏠 One person rent
$528
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$1050
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$577
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
51
50
😀 Quality of life
59
69
🏙️ Population
639K
1.11M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 20% less expensive than in Yerevan. Cities ranked 5968th and 4747th ($947 vs $1181) 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 6039th and 4402nd 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
$8.01
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$52.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$683
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$502
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
15.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$3535
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$1676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$4.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$7136

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$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$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

Cities near Yerevan

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Abovyan
$1081
16 km or 10 mi Ashtarak
$1059
20 km or 13 mi Masis
$1068
40 km or 25 mi Armavir
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Igdir
$569
70 km or 44 mi Vanadzor
$719
76 km or 47 mi Spitak
$852
79 km or 49 mi Dogubayazit
$567
88 km or 55 mi Gyumri
$736
126 km or 79 mi Caldiran
$573
129 km or 80 mi Kars
$567
135 km or 84 mi Agri
$562
148 km or 92 mi Marneuli
$736
149 km or 93 mi Gardabani
$691
156 km or 97 mi Rustavi
$643
166 km or 103 mi Ganja
$484
170 km or 106 mi Tbilisi
$1035
172 km or 107 mi Goris
$968
185 km or 115 mi Khoy
$402
196 km or 122 mi Kapan
$968
203 km or 126 mi Gori
$608
209 km or 130 mi Van
$585
215 km or 134 mi Khashuri
$718
222 km or 138 mi Barda
$629
224 km or 139 mi Marand
$488
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$627
251 km or 156 mi Shaki
$613
268 km or 167 mi Oguz
$630
276 km or 171 mi Kutaisi
$668
277 km or 172 mi Erzurum
$457
279 km or 173 mi Tabriz
$511
286 km or 178 mi Bitlis
$583
290 km or 180 mi Ahar
$547
291 km or 181 mi Batumi
$836
297 km or 185 mi Urmia
$504
298 km or 185 mi Hakkari
$577
305 km or 190 mi Mus
$573
309 km or 192 mi Senaki
$823
315 km or 196 mi Vladikavkaz
$836
342 km or 212 mi Siirt
$596