Cost of living comparison

Afghanistan

compared to

Moldova

Chisinau vs. Kabul Cost of Living Summary

Chisinau is 2.9 times more expensive than Kabul.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Chisinau
Groceries: pay 83.6% more in Chisinau
Transportation: pay 49.5% more in Chisinau
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in Chisinau
Childcare: pay 10.9 times more in Chisinau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Chisinau
Clothing: pay 3.8 times more in Chisinau

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Chisinau are more expensive than in Kabul. Notably, childcare, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Chisinau.

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Chisinau vs. Kabul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chisinau instead of Kabul, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Kabul	Chisinau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.77 AFN180	$11.22 MDL201.58	+305.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 AFN300	$8.70 MDL156.22	+88.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 AFN31	$1.21 MDL21.71	+154.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 AFN10	$0.89 MDL16.00	+478.9%
Average			+206.6%

Kabul vs. Chisinau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 83.6% more for groceries

	Kabul	Chisinau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.24 AFN16	$0.71 MDL12.77	+196.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.19 AFN142	$4.89 MDL87.82	+123.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.21 AFN208	$4.73 MDL85.03	+47.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 AFN101	$2.79 MDL50.06	+79.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.81 AFN118	$2.36 MDL42.34	+29.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.32 AFN21	$0.44 MDL7.87	+37.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 AFN26	$0.87 MDL15.68	+120.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 AFN27	$0.94 MDL16.87	+124.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 AFN16	$1.01 MDL18.06	+321.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 AFN18	$0.31 MDL5.61	+11.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 AFN15	$0.25 MDL4.42	+10.2%
Average			+83.6%

Kabul vs. Chisinau - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.5% more for transportation

	Kabul	Chisinau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19 AFN272	$6.44 MDL115.64	+53.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.77 AFN1,350	$13.52 MDL242.90	-34.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,461.54 AFN550K	$29,507.41 MDL530K	+248.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.77 AFN375	$4.94 MDL88.69	-14.4%
Average			+49.5%

Kabul vs. Chisinau - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Kabul	Chisinau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$96.92 AFN6,300	$10.59 MDL190.33	-89.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$123.08 AFN8,000	$679.74 MDL12,212.58	+452.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$108.80 AFN7,072	$435.34 MDL7,821.60	+300.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.46 AFN2,110	$185.85 MDL3,339.13	+472.6%
Average			+301.2%

Kabul vs. Chisinau - Cost of housing

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pay 10.9 times more for childcare

	Kabul	Chisinau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$20.26 AFN1,317	$434.06 MDL7,798.47	+2042.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,046.15 AFN68,000	$5,841.67 MDL105K	+458.4%
Average			+993.9%

Kabul vs. Chisinau - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kabul	Chisinau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 AFN150	$2.24 MDL40.32	-2.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.10 AFN71	$2.16 MDL38.87	+96.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 AFN155	$3.42 MDL61.48	+43.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$11.08 AFN720	$41.67 MDL748.71	+276.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.31 AFN150	$8.41 MDL151.18	+264.6%
Average			+127.2%

Kabul vs. Chisinau - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.8 times more for clothing

	Kabul	Chisinau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.64 AFN692	$79.80 MDL1,433.71	+649.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.00 AFN1,040	$47.07 MDL845.61	+194.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.69 AFN3,750	$114.14 MDL2,050.64	+97.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$25.08 AFN1,630	$115.56 MDL2,076.23	+360.8%
Average			+276.6%

Kabul vs. Chisinau - Cost of clothing

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