Chisinau vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$3486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$7909
🏠 One person rent
$535
$2368
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$4139
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$735
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$5217
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
52
86
😀 Quality of life
62
91
🏙️ Population
567K
1.39M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 72% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5780th and 52nd ($969 vs $3486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 38th in the United States, while ranked 5599th and 155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$8.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$2489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$2046
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$4508
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$3643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$6577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$4.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$7.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$5.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$72.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$19.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$30.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$1937
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$22295

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$789
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$760
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$690
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$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$3023
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$3033
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2984
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$3065
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$3077
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1276
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2956
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$3012
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3265
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1126
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1108
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3274
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$3008
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3269
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$3011
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3221
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2984
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2690
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2994
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3137
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$3051
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2799
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3075
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2850
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3492
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3129
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2646
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$967
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2663
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3520
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$3064
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2984
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3503
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2598
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2768
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2738
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$2826