Chisinau vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$535
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
52
27
😀 Quality of life
62
28
🏙️ Population
567K
42.7K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 78% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5780th and 8425th ($969 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Moldova and Kenya, respectively. Check Moldova vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 5599th and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Meru

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Chisinau Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$10408

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$760
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$690
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$572
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$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
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$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

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Distance City Cost of living
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$448
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$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583