Chisinau vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$2292
🏠 One person rent
$428
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$410
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
77
😀 Quality of life
58
64
🏙️ Population
639K
9.94M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 13% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 6354th and 5780th ($810 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.4 months in Lima. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 5671st and 4655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.3
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$1582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$1234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$15.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$9.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$6.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$7186

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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

Cities near Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$778
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$694
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$658
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$534
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$593
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$491
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$583
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$611
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$519
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$476
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$674
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$525
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$499
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$506
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$504
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$562
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$511
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$592
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$475
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$637
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$532
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$726
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$702
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$472
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$603
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$761
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$790
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$662
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$705
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731