Chisinau vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$765
🏠 One person rent
$428
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
51
36
😀 Quality of life
58
17
🏙️ Population
639K
1.48M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 129% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6354th and 9080th ($810 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in Moldova and Nigeria, respectively. Check Moldova vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 5671st and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$704

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

Cities near Onitsha

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617