Chisinau vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$1686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$2321
🏠 One person rent
$482
$1411
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$1516
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$48.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$84.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
51
41
😀 Quality of life
57
11
🏙️ Population
639K
908K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 48% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 6200th and 2936th ($876 vs $1686) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 Owerri. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Owerri ranked 19th in Nigeria, while ranked 5629th and 9173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Owerri

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Chisinau Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$1610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$1273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$15.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$23.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
17.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$8.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$0.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$2.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$5.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$0.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$7.13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$2.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$1.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$12.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$118
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$1444

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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 Owerri

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$906
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$638
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$846
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$1036
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$651
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$469
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$886
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$374
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$537
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$658
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$812
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$635
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$933
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$655
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$710
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1368
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$714
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$774
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$704
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$794
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1262
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$759
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$1133
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$699
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$526
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$1019
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$787
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$710
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1201
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$755
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$764
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$757
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$377
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$878
577 km or 358 mi Save
$644
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$879
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$617
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$735
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$621