Chisinau vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$7903
🏠 One person rent
$428
$2366
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$4375
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$686
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$5439
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
51
87
😀 Quality of life
58
91
🏙️ Population
639K
1.39M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 76% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6354th and 26th ($810 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 23rd in Moldova and the United States, respectively. Check Moldova vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 5671st and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$8.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$129
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$18429

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$767
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2867
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2910
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1184
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2788
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2784
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2879
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1032
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2884
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2722
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3046
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2732
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3094
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2709
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2597
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$3070
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3155
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2751
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2684
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2803
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$2461
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2637
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$1027
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
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$2957
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2944
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2879
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2609
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$2606