Chisinau vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$539
$517
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$825
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$3779
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
52
19
😀 Quality of life
62
65
🏙️ Population
567K
2.49M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 8% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 5911th and 5315th ($967 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Moldova and Angola, respectively. Check Moldova vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 3.6 months in Luanda. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 5736th and 5283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$121
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
22.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$11941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$131
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$16706

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$796
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$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
111 km or 69 mi Ambriz
$897
184 km or 114 mi N'zeto
$815
333 km or 207 mi Boma
$870
337 km or 209 mi Matadi
$895
383 km or 238 mi Cabinda
$695
393 km or 244 mi Lobito
$665
413 km or 257 mi Benguela
$692
438 km or 272 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
475 km or 295 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
515 km or 320 mi Huambo
$595
519 km or 323 mi Kayes
$544
522 km or 324 mi Madingou
$544
527 km or 327 mi Kinkala
$543
551 km or 343 mi Kinshasa
$1163
556 km or 346 mi Brazzaville
$602
747 km or 464 mi Kikwit
$932
769 km or 478 mi Gamboma
$543
801 km or 497 mi Luena
$662
876 km or 544 mi Tshikapa
$999
994 km or 618 mi Oshikango
$855
1029 km or 639 mi Port-Gentil
$699
1067 km or 663 mi Kananga
$1037
1108 km or 689 mi Libreville
$745
1137 km or 707 mi Mbandaka
$851
1143 km or 710 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
1182 km or 734 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
1205 km or 749 mi Gandajika
$887
1248 km or 776 mi Sao Tome
$1042
1250 km or 776 mi Bata
$1239
1250 km or 777 mi Trindade
$1042
1254 km or 779 mi Tsumeb
$873
1344 km or 835 mi Otjiwarongo
$874
1356 km or 843 mi Kolwezi
$1039
1425 km or 885 mi Yaounde
$668
1429 km or 888 mi Omaruru
$971
1484 km or 922 mi Berberati
$492
1485 km or 923 mi Malabo
$1344
1486 km or 923 mi Douala
$1254
1497 km or 930 mi Limbe
$750
1498 km or 931 mi Likasi
$1039