Chisinau vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$535
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$1511
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
52
99
😀 Quality of life
62
77
🏙️ Population
567K
1.33M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 8% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5780th and 5168th ($969 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 148th in Moldova and Japan, respectively. Check Moldova vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.4 months in Saitama. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 5599th and 1050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Saitama

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Chisinau Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$14598

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096