Chisinau vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$2716
🏠 One person rent
$539
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$1876
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
91
😀 Quality of life
62
81
🏙️ Population
567K
1.52M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 12% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 5911th and 5047th ($967 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 98th 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 Kobe. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Kobe ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 5736th and 681st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Kobe

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Chisinau Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$5111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$2533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$12285

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$796
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$826
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$686
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$561
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$807
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1049
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$871
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1042
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$806
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$841
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$864
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$792
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$704
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$635
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$773
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$869
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$950
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$740
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$910
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$916
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$873
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$534
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$584
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$831
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$574
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$414
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1150
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$777
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1062
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1132
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$926
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$795
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$737
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$758
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$999

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071