Chisinau vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$1920
🏠 One person rent
$428
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$849
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$521
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
51
77
😀 Quality of life
58
65
🏙️ Population
639K
10.6M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 13% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 6354th and 6708th ($810 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.7 months in Jakarta. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 5671st and 4403rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.74
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
8.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$3.32
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$8.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$22.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$8517

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$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$545
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$552
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$393
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$573
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$512
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$547
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$493
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$500
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$512
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$495
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$422
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$426
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$474
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$479
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$570
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$403
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$450
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$427
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$457
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$383
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$476
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$440
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$521
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$439
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$427
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$479
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$459
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$403
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$522
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$383
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$454
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$469
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$444
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$442
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511