Chisinau vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$2437
🏠 One person rent
$482
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$444
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
77
😀 Quality of life
57
64
🏙️ Population
639K
9.94M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 11% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 6200th and 5792nd ($876 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Moldova and Peru, respectively. Check Moldova vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 5629th and 4404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
10.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$1773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$1434
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$8320

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$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

Cities near Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$779
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$726
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$687
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$591
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$605
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$612
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$640
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$553
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$588
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$496
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$597
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$699
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$500
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$643
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$549
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$523
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$515
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$603
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$517
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$560
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$522
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$564
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$490
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$498
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$509
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$617
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$504
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$495
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$406
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$679
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$781
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$454
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$594
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$780
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$770
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$641
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$673
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$722