Chisinau vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$428
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$1539
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
52
😀 Quality of life
58
68
🏙️ Population
639K
791K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 23% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6354th and 4949th ($810 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 172nd in Moldova and Japan, respectively. Check Moldova vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 5671st and 3500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$15169

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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

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942