Chisinau vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chisinau	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$876	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2149	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$482	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.3	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$638	$1695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	51	72
😀 Quality of life	57	58
🏙️ Population	639K	4.43M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 19% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6200th and 5069th ($876 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Moldova and South Africa, respectively. Check Moldova vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 5629th and 5446th 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	$7.06	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.85	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$445	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.07%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4718	$5865

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$806
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$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

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045