Chisinau vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$1692
🏠 One person rent
$528
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$558
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$370
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
51
80
😀 Quality of life
59
67
🏙️ Population
639K
11.1M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 35% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 5968th and 7091st ($947 vs $699) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Moldova and Indonesia, respectively. Check Moldova vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Jakarta ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 6039th and 4721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$2.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$3.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$664
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$22.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$3.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$8840

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$884
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$921
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$670
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$546
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$567
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$555
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$400
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$665
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$517
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$561
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$511
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$490
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$534
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$523
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$429
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$488
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$482
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$478
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$471
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$488
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$422
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$411
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$390
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$409
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$448
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$456
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$461
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$447
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$440
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$444
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$413
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$409
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$551
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$384
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$457
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$470
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$413
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$420
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502