Chisinau vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2204
$2089
🏠 One person rent
$505
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$980
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$36
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$625
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
51
68
😀 Quality of life
57
59
🏙️ Population
639K
5.55M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 17% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6080th and 6622nd ($892 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Moldova and Kenya, respectively. Check Moldova vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5665th and 5369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Nairobi

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Chisinau Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.05
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.98
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$744
$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.95
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.4%
14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1974
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1449
$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.9
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.4
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.07
$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.2
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.91
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.7
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$356
$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6466
$7984

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$840
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$812
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$863
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$637
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$555
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$650
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$727
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$786
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$676
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$752
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$837
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$741
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$709
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$400
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$562
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$729
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$533
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$680
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$433
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$938
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$722
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$483
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
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$929
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$1002
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$796
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$454
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$758
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$663
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$696
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$589
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$408
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$500
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$541
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$638
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$561
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$483
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$522
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$490
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$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
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$498
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$580
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$562
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$625
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$545
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$646
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$698
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$558
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$502
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$523
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$552
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$486
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$811
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$594
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$650
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$613
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$771
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$648
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$573
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$518
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$801
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$492
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$648
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$413
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$651
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$648
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$585
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$479
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$785