Chisinau vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$428
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
51
67
😀 Quality of life
58
59
🏙️ Population
639K
5.55M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 25% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6354th and 7242nd ($810 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.6 months in Nairobi. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5671st and 5517th 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
$6.79
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$6839

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747