Chisinau vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$2043
🏠 One person rent
$528
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
51
68
😀 Quality of life
59
58
🏙️ Population
639K
5.55M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 17% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 5968th and 6622nd ($947 vs $811) 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 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.2 months in Nairobi. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6039th and 6071st 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
$8.01
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$6.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$5.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$8707

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Distance City Cost of living
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$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820