Chisinau vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chisinau	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2204	$1421
🏠 One person rent	$505	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$980	$452
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$625	$424
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	51	8
😀 Quality of life	57	20
🏙️ Population	639K	604K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 56% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 6080th and 8002nd ($892 vs $571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Moldova and Djibouti, respectively. Check Moldova vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.7 months in Djibouti City. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 5665th and 8841st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Djibouti City

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	Chisinau	Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.05	$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$40.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1974	$1448
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$7.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$7.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.07	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.91	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$66.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$356	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6466	$4050

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$780
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$829
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$502
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$517
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$782
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1062
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$825
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$840
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$876
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$725
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$812
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$863
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$637
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$555
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$650
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$727
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$786
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$676
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$837
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$741
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$709
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$400
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$729
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$533
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$433
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$938
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$722
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$483
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$929
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1002
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$796
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$454
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$758
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$663
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$696
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$867

Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$540
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$542
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$507
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$503
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$660
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$764
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$718
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$496
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$482
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$486
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$838
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$481
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$546
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$487
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$482
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$486
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$520
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$897
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$937
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$488
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$886
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$484
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$910
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$654
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$902
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$1006
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$905
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$706
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1003