Chisinau vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$3165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$7625
🏠 One person rent
$428
$2019
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$3688
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$715
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$6398
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
51
99
😀 Quality of life
58
94
🏙️ Population
639K
3.9M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 74% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6354th and 72nd ($810 vs $3165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 60th in Moldova and the United States, respectively. Check Moldova vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 2 months in Los Angeles. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Los Angeles ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 5671st and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$8.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$1717
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$4161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$3237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$7697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$6904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$4.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$140
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$2020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$31623

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2854
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2713
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2886
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2649
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3220
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2442
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2737
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3030
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2987
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2747
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2702
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2621
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2579
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2935
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2707
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3148
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2700
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2541
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2375
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3589
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2665
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3168
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2862