Chisinau vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$2788
🏠 One person rent
$535
$547
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$420
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
52
73
😀 Quality of life
62
60
🏙️ Population
567K
4.8M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 20% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5780th and 4745th ($969 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Moldova and South Africa, respectively. Check Moldova vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5599th and 5850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Johannesburg

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Chisinau Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$5103

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$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

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1104
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$912
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1031
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$851
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$784
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$997
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1015
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$742
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$994
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$789
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$902
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$875
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$860
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$872
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$811
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$903
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$691
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$723
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$691
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$607
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$882
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$663
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$494
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$660
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$742
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$611
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$549
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$904
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$912
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$590
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1014
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$938
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$632
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$965