Chisinau vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$789
🏠 One person rent
$428
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$85.7
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$106
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
51
41
😀 Quality of life
58
17
🏙️ Population
639K
908K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 60% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 6354th and 8460th ($810 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd 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 0.2 months in Owerri. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Owerri ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 5671st and 9079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$3.79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$1.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.01
🥤 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
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$7.34
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$11.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
17.51%
🏙️ 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
$254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$5.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$0.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$2.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$2.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$9.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$9.09
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$27.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$32.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$698

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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 Owerri

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$330
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$233
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$354
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$327
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$290
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$351
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$237
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$315
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$272
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$990
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$243
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$860
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$587
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$683
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1300
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$436
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$250
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$310
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$761
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$288
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$262
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$448
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$407
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$314
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$826
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$313
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$697
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1242
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$732
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$567
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$269
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$210
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$866
577 km or 358 mi Save
$676
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$866
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$677
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$272
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$265