Chisinau vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$2686
🏠 One person rent
$428
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$2275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
51
91
😀 Quality of life
58
96
🏙️ Population
639K
1.52M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 25% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 6354th and 4822nd ($810 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 106th 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 2.1 months in Kobe. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Kobe ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 5671st and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$906
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$3336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$9012

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$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
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1006
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1060
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015