Chisinau vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$482
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$908
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$582
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
51
77
😀 Quality of life
57
63
🏙️ Population
639K
10.6M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 16% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 6200th and 6641st ($876 vs $757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Moldova and Indonesia, respectively. Check Moldova vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 5629th and 4600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$9494

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$806
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$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$577
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$541
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$419
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$605
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$553
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$524
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$596
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$522
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$530
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$571
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$551
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$438
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$517
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$512
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$508
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$506
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$550
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$447
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$441
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$453
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$420
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$434
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$485
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$507
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$530
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$487
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$470
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$499
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$512
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$427
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$558
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$388
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$495
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$518
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$458
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$459
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549