Chisinau vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$3729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$8827
🏠 One person rent
$428
$2575
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$4722
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$762
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$7332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
51
97
😀 Quality of life
58
95
🏙️ Population
639K
874K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 78% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 6354th and 12th ($810 vs $3729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 10th 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 2 months in San Francisco. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 5671st and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$8.6
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$2705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$2296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$5169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$4274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$11456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$10309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$96.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$6.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$4.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$95.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$2657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$31490

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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
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3133
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3130
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3358
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3123
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2965
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3127
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3147
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3042
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3163
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3046
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3219
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$2969
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4148
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3583
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3518
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2840
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2968
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3567
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2660
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2881
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3300
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2697
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2929
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2922
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2860
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2900
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3195
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2824
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2947
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3313
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3003
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3733