Chisinau vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$1621
🏠 One person rent
$535
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$75.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
37
😀 Quality of life
62
26
🏙️ Population
567K
1.48M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 22% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 5780th and 6787th ($969 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Moldova and Nigeria, respectively. Check Moldova vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Onitsha ranked 5th in Nigeria, while ranked 5599th and 8900th 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
$8.77
$2.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$4.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$1.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$9.45
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$14.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$1896

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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 Onitsha

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$693
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1364
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$564
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$773
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$627
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$591
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$786
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$559
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$531
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$488
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$373
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$670
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$575
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1375
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$821
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$658
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1272
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$627
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$518
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$738
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$639
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$699
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$946
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$692
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$995
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1156
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$759
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$768
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$760
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$830
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$323
518 km or 322 mi Save
$654
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$596
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$517
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$672
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1209
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$666
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$759
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$657