Chisinau vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$7751
🏠 One person rent
$528
$2151
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$3720
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$750
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$4549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
51
99
😀 Quality of life
59
94
🏙️ Population
639K
3.9M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 72% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5968th and 65th ($947 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 51st 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 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 6039th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$8.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$168
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$62
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$26874

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$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2952
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2947
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2758
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3288
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2650
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2856
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3119
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2970
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2855
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2794
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2769
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2731
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3004
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2810
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3122
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3008
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2725
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2682
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3595
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2788
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3191
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2927