Chisinau vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$7707
🏠 One person rent
$539
$2168
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$3725
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$743
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$4258
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
52
99
😀 Quality of life
62
93
🏙️ Population
567K
3.9M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 71% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5911th and 72nd ($967 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 5736th and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$8.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$28004

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$796
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$826
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$686
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$561
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$807
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1049
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$871
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1042
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$806
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$841
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$864
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$792
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$704
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$635
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$773
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$869
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$950
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$740
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$910
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$916
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$873
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$534
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$584
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$831
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$574
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$414
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1150
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$777
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1062
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1132
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$926
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$795
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$737
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$758
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$999

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2993
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2769
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3020
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3328
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2698
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2880
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3157
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3057
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2894
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2842
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2770
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3051
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2847
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3193
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3019
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2702
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2688
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3588
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2815
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2974