Chisinau vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$7653
🏠 One person rent
$482
$2045
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$3732
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$714
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$5275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
51
99
😀 Quality of life
57
94
🏙️ Population
639K
3.9M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 73% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6200th and 72nd ($876 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 5629th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$7.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$61
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$28613

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2849
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2675
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2831
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2638
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3271
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2354
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2709
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3009
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2861
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2776
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2714
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2629
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2572
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2866
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2715
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3054
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2717
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2552
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2569
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3589
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2673
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3065
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2754