Chisinau vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$2173
🏠 One person rent
$482
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$101
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
51
36
😀 Quality of life
57
12
🏙️ Population
639K
1.48M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 15% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6200th and 5406th ($876 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Moldova and Nigeria, respectively. Check Moldova vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 5629th and 9136th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Onitsha

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Chisinau Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$1688

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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 Onitsha

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$846
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1686
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$469
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$906
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$537
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$638
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$886
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$651
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$658
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$635
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$374
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$774
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$704
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1262
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$933
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$812
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$655
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$710
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$699
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$714
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1133
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$787
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1019
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1368
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$794
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$710
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$757
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$755
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$377
518 km or 322 mi Save
$644
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$617
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$621
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$735
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1201
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$764
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$711
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$655