Chisinau vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$2580
🏠 One person rent
$535
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$1251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
54
😀 Quality of life
62
72
🏙️ Population
567K
791K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 5% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 5780th and 5436th ($969 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 299th in Moldova and Japan, respectively. Check Moldova vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.2 months in Niigata. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 5599th and 2749th 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
$8.77
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$17418

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009