Chisinau vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$1249
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2204
$3397
🏠 One person rent
$505
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$980
$1197
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$414
🚐 Transport expenses
$36
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$625
$2537
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
51
99
😀 Quality of life
57
81
🏙️ Population
639K
1.54M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 29% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 6080th and 4340th ($892 vs $1249) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 26th 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 months in Kawasaki. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Kawasaki ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 5665th and 497th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.05
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.98
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$584
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$1140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$744
$968
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.95
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.4%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1974
$6533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1449
$3250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.9
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$4.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.4
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.07
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$6.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$5.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.2
$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.91
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.7
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$356
$543
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6466
$15204

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$780
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$829
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$502
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$517
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$782
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1062
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$825
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$840
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$876
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$725
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$863
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$637
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$555
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$650
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$727
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$786
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$676
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$752
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$837
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$741
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$709
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$400
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$562
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$729
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$533
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$433
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$938
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$722
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$929
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1002
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$796
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$758
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$663
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$696
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$867

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1335
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1136
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1065
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$960
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1122
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1023
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1103
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1143
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1077
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$908
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1098
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1042
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1111
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1124
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$948
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1109
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1231
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1116