Chisinau vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$528
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$1897
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
52
😀 Quality of life
59
72
🏙️ Population
639K
791K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 6% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 5968th and 5515th ($947 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 404th 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 1.9 months in Niigata. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 6039th and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$14992

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001