Chisinau vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$3318
🏠 One person rent
$482
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$1162
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$422
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$2036
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
51
95
😀 Quality of life
57
91
🏙️ Population
639K
1.46M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 28% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 6200th and 4577th ($876 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 47th 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 1.7 months in Kyoto. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Kyoto ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 5629th and 108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$517
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$5630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$5617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$28.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$6.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$50.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$7456

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$806
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$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1036
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1042
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1041
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1047
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1051
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1019
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1113
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1063
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1162
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1025
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1057
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1125
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$1002
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1169
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1086
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1027
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1362
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1021
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1052
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1066
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1068
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$988
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1073