Chisinau vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$2807
🏠 One person rent
$539
$437
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$1949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
52
96
😀 Quality of life
62
78
🏙️ Population
567K
1.46M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 14% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 5911th and 4965th ($967 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 69th 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 Kyoto. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Kyoto ranked 39th in Japan, while ranked 5736th and 946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Kyoto

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Chisinau Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$8.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$3.4
 Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$4341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$5281

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$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
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041