Chisinau vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$535
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
52
67
😀 Quality of life
62
59
🏙️ Population
567K
5.55M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 20% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 5780th and 6736th ($969 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.3 months in Nairobi. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5599th and 6034th 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
$8.77
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.71
🥤 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
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.96
🥔 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
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$10471

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37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$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
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795