Chisinau vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2204
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$505
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$980
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$36
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$625
$1611
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
51
99
😀 Quality of life
57
77
🏙️ Population
639K
1.33M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 25% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 6080th and 4495th ($892 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 5665th and 748th 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
$8.05
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.98
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$744
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.95
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.4%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1974
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1449
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.9
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.4
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.07
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.2
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.91
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.7
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$356
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6466
$14676

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$780
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$829
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$502
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$517
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$782
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1062
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$825
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$840
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$876
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$725
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$863
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$637
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$555
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$650
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$727
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$786
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$676
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$752
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$837
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$741
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$709
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$400
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$562
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$729
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$533
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$433
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$938
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$722
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$929
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1002
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$796
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$758
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$663
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$696
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$867

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125