Chisinau vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Chisinau Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$640
$2975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1555
$6193
🏠 One person rent
$314
$1911
🏘️ Family rent
$528
$2725
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$621
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$260
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$5327
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
50
99
😀 Quality of life
58
92
🏙️ Population
639K
3.9M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 78% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7357th and 39th ($640 vs $2975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.8 months in Los Angeles. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Los Angeles ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 5584th and 64th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.22
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$7.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$5.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$2166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$1644
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$522
$3759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$2194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.26
$63.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.79%
5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1302
$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$878
$6049
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.78
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$4.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$4.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$4.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$30.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$1420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3450
$23021

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$451
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$452
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$458
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$364
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$451
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$452
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$695
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$656
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$405
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$575
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$475
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$451
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$487
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$516
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$699
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$669
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$649
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$587
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$527
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$629
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$627
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$592
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$389
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$523
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$610
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$452
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$522
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$374
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$800
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$628
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$384
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$395
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$620
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$794
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$658
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$390
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$593
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$502
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$670
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$620

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$2070
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2007
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2024
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2018
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2412
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2664
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2010
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2013
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2025
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2027
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3195
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2019
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2027
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$2261
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2026
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$1935
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2022
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2009
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2008
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$2517
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2013
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2010
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2032
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$2019
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$1951
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2019
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2009
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2009
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2026
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2024
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2019
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$2006
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$1949
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2032
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2485
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3211
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2021
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$2160
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2099