Chisinau vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$428
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$1764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
51
99
😀 Quality of life
58
79
🏙️ Population
639K
1.33M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 24% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 6354th and 4896th ($810 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 145th in Moldova and Japan, respectively. Check Moldova vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.7 months in Saitama. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 5671st and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$13860

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039