Chisinau vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$539
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$1617
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
54
😀 Quality of life
62
74
🏙️ Population
567K
791K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 6% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 5911th and 5487th ($967 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 361st 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 1.6 months in Niigata. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 5736th and 2415th 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
$8.07
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$3.67
 Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$28.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$16483

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$796
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$826
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$686
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$561
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$807
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1049
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$871
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1042
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$806
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$841
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$864
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$792
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$704
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$635
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$773
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$869
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$950
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$740
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$910
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$916
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$873
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$534
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$584
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$831
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$574
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$414
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1150
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$777
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1062
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1132
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$926
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$795
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$737
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$758
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$999

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032