Chisinau vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$428
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1082
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$2552
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
51
99
😀 Quality of life
58
82
🏙️ Population
639K
1.54M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 26% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 6354th and 4726th ($810 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 73rd in Moldova and Japan, respectively. Check Moldova vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 2.3 months in Kawasaki. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 5671st and 355th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$40.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$5293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$34.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$15182

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Distance City Cost of living
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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
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1099
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1115
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1102
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1064
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1051
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1054
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1105
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$1130
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1091
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1075
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1067
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1166
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1069
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$1167
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1136
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1042
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1066
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$985
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1078
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1056
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1224
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1045