Chisinau vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Chisinau | Praia | |
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Chisinau is 1% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 5911th and 5816th ($967 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Moldova and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Moldova vs Cape Verde comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 5736th and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.
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| Chisinau | Praia | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 37 km or 23 mi |  Dubasari | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Orhei | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Bender | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Tiraspol | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Comrat | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Ungheni | |
| 95 km or 59 mi |  Vaslui | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Iasi | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Balti | |
| 126 km or 79 mi | Barlad | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Cahul | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Soroca | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Roman | |
| 154 km or 96 mi |  Odesa | |
| 155 km or 96 mi | Bacau | |
| 184 km or 115 mi | Botosani | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Galati | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Piatra Neamt | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Focsani | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Tulcea | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Braila | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Suceava | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Mykolaiv | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Vinnytsia | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Buzau | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Chernivtsi | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Sfantu Gheorghe | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Kherson | |
| 292 km or 181 mi | Brasov | |
| 295 km or 183 mi | Slobozia | |
| 302 km or 187 mi | Khmelnytskyi | |
| 305 km or 189 mi | Kropyvnytskyi | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Mamaia | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Constanta | |
| 317 km or 197 mi | Ploiesti | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Bila Tserkva | |
| 331 km or 206 mi | Targu Mures | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Bistrita | |
| 334 km or 207 mi | Calarasi | |
| 348 km or 216 mi | Voluntari |
Cities near Praia
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 26 km or 16 mi |  Assomada | |
| 270 km or 168 mi | Mindelo | |
| 651 km or 404 mi |  Dakar | |
| 671 km or 417 mi | Rufisque | |
| 709 km or 440 mi | Thies | |
| 760 km or 472 mi |  Lamin | |
| 761 km or 473 mi | Saint-Louis | |
| 762 km or 474 mi | Brikama | |
| 765 km or 475 mi | Banjul | |
| 766 km or 476 mi | Fatick | |
| 786 km or 488 mi | Louga | |
| 805 km or 500 mi | Kaolack | |
| 824 km or 512 mi | Ziguinchor | |
| 843 km or 524 mi |  Rosso | |
| 877 km or 545 mi | Nouakchott | |
| 921 km or 572 mi |  Bissau | |
| 952 km or 591 mi | Kolda | |
| 1004 km or 624 mi | Bafata | |
| 1156 km or 718 mi |  Boffa | |
| 1222 km or 760 mi | Conakry | |
| 1263 km or 785 mi | Forecariah | |
| 1327 km or 825 mi |  Freetown | |
| 1338 km or 831 mi | Mamou | |
| 1497 km or 930 mi | Bo | |
| 1554 km or 965 mi | Kenema | |
| 1618 km or 1005 mi | Gueckedou | |
| 1621 km or 1007 mi | Kankan | |
| 1646 km or 1023 mi |  Tenerife | |
| 1660 km or 1031 mi | La Orotava | |
| 1662 km or 1033 mi | Santa Lucia de Tirajana | |
| 1663 km or 1034 mi | Puerto de la Cruz | |
| 1680 km or 1044 mi | San Cristobal de La Laguna | |
| 1682 km or 1045 mi | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | |
| 1685 km or 1047 mi |  Monrovia | |
| 1688 km or 1049 mi | Las Palmas | |
| 1694 km or 1053 mi |  Bamako | |
| 1712 km or 1064 mi | Kakata | |
| 1729 km or 1074 mi |  Laayoune | |
| 1735 km or 1078 mi | Koulikoro | |
| 1737 km or 1079 mi | Banamba |