Chisinau vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$2151
🏠 One person rent
$528
$1475
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$1281
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$67.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
51
42
😀 Quality of life
59
17
🏙️ Population
639K
908K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 47% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 5968th and 2835th ($947 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Moldova and Nigeria, respectively. Check Moldova vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0 months in Owerri. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Owerri ranked 17th in Nigeria, while ranked 6039th and 9159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$1679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$1328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$37.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$1052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$8.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$4.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$8.08
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$14.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$34.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$1311

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970

Cities near Owerri

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$961
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$674
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$878
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$1051
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$676
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$563
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$926
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$397
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$632
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$664
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$1413
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$644
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$849
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$665
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$755
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1363
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$698
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$778
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$705
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$793
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1514
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$752
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$1102
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$664
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$526
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$1013
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$852
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$743
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1241
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$793
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$671
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$810
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$393
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$1046
577 km or 358 mi Save
$646
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$1044
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$598
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$781
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$652