Chisinau vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$1503
🏠 One person rent
$535
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$449
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
81
😀 Quality of life
62
71
🏙️ Population
567K
11.1M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 55% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 5780th and 7756th ($969 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.7 months in Jakarta. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 5599th and 3291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Jakarta

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Chisinau Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$7460

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$789
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$760
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$690
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$572
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$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

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Distance City Cost of living
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$516
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$515
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$376
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$552
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$466
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$472
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$469
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$468
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$502
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$494
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$424
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$458
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$457
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$446
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$452
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$490
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$400
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$393
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$436
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$371
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$381
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$428
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$419
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$438
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$428
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$416
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$417
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$402
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$386
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$520
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$358
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$437
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$450
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$419
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$422
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477