Chisinau vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$482
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$1634
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
52
😀 Quality of life
57
67
🏙️ Population
639K
791K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 21% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6200th and 4902nd ($876 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 146th 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 578th in Japan, while ranked 5629th and 3769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Niigata

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Chisinau Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$15392

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046