Chisinau vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2204
$2841
🏠 One person rent
$505
$518
🏘️ Family rent
$980
$1006
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$36
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$625
$2421
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
51
95
😀 Quality of life
57
80
🏙️ Population
639K
824K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 22% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 6080th and 4649th ($892 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 70th 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 2.1 months in Sakai. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 5665th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.05
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.98
$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$1135
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$744
$788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.95
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.4%
1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1974
$3677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1449
$2734
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.9
$30.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.4
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.07
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.2
$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$28.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.91
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.7
$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$356
$67.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6466
$8371

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$780
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$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

Cities near Sakai

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1051
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1049
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1047
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1047
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1065
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1040
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1079
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1042
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1047
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1242
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1074
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1059
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$1019
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1026
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1111
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1117
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1065
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$1018
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1059
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1302
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$998
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1026
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1031
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1063
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$1009
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1142
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1062
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1100
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1033
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1046