Chisinau vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$8814
🏠 One person rent
$535
$2859
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$4660
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$850
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$7874
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
52
97
😀 Quality of life
62
95
🏙️ Population
567K
874K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 76% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 5780th and 7th ($969 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.9 months in San Francisco. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 5599th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$15.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$8.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$3199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$2521
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$4951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$4247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
6.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$10798
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$9079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$2.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$5.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$5.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$7.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$5.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$5.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$31.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$74.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$2190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$21216

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$789
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$760
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$690
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$572
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$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
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$3264
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3252
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3559
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3273
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$3049
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3204
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3261
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$3070
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3245
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3102
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3276
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3086
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3310
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3043
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4178
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3797
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3588
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2906
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2893
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3577
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2822
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2968
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3357
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2905
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3873
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
38 km or 24 mi Union
$3075
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2848
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2393
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3181
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2804
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2748
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3357
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
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$3234
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3808