Chisinau vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$1354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$3256
🏠 One person rent
$528
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$1064
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$2289
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
51
99
😀 Quality of life
59
82
🏙️ Population
639K
1.54M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 30% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 5968th and 4361st ($947 vs $1354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th in Moldova and Japan, respectively. Check Moldova vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.7 months in Kawasaki. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Kawasaki ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 6039th and 600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$37.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$458
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$828
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$96
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$6324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$3178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$5.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$6.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$5.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$5.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$10654

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Distance City Cost of living
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$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1336
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1115
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1113
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1017
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1125
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1068
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1076
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1110
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1071
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$959
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$958
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1076
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1067
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$935
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1054
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1139
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1050
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1050
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1035
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1021
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1049
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1066
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$968
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1073
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1117
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1085