Chisinau vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$1034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$2503
🏠 One person rent
$535
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$771
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$632
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
77
😀 Quality of life
62
71
🏙️ Population
567K
9.94M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 6% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 5780th and 5300th ($969 vs $1034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Moldova and Peru, respectively. Check Moldova vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 5599th and 3484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$4.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$2328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$1422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$7.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$83.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$11057

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

Cities near Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$820
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$771
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$730
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$598
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$571
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$641
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$725
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$604
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$621
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$527
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$612
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$811
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$524
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$583
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$631
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$626
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$611
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$670
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$617
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$670
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$589
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$589
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$651
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$558
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$593
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$559
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$705
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$660
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$459
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$745
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$686
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$577
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$584
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$815
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$829
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$691
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$694
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731