Chisinau vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$8713
🏠 One person rent
$528
$2867
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$4681
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$852
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$7086
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
51
97
😀 Quality of life
59
97
🏙️ Population
639K
874K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 77% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 5968th and 5th ($947 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.7 months in San Francisco. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs San Francisco ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 6039th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$25.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$117
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$8.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$3192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$2524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$4937
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$4262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$10657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$9554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$90.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$7.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$23.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$6.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$1880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$18564

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$884
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$921
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$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$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
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3223
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3227
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3255
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3254
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2961
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3109
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3230
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2998
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3218
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3026
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3285
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3014
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3317
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3071
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$3797
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3756
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3634
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2950
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2858
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3553
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2826
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2957
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3382
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$3033
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2910
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3818
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2838
38 km or 24 mi Union
$3045
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2850
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2381
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3094
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2823
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2764
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3359
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
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$3133
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3765