Chisinau vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$7890
🏠 One person rent
$528
$2370
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$4148
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$726
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$5254
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
51
86
😀 Quality of life
59
93
🏙️ Population
639K
1.39M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 73% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5968th and 43rd ($947 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 33rd 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 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 6039th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$8.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$28967

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$884
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$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
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$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2932
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2972
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2909
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2996
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2988
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1210
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2887
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2922
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3066
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1063
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1055
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3215
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2931
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3252
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2930
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3274
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2873
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2681
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2967
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3049
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2994
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2715
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3057
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2776
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3490
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3075
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2626
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$903
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2671
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3585
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3037
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$3014
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3450
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2539
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2742
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2691
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2782