Chisinau vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$3781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$8717
🏠 One person rent
$482
$2600
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$4501
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$806
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$7795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
51
97
😀 Quality of life
57
97
🏙️ Population
639K
874K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 77% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 6200th and 9th ($876 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th 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 2.1 months in San Francisco. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 5629th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$8.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$2707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$2324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$5024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$4030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$11019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$6.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$6.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$5.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$2916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$31050

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$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3146
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2940
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3082
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3196
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3152
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3053
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3224
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3048
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3293
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3023
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4155
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3672
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3473
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2831
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2949
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3804
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2981
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2931
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3442
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2714
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2922
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2986
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2851
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2885
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3176
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2845
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2726
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3288
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3010
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3610