Chisinau vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$535
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
33
😀 Quality of life
62
42
🏙️ Population
567K
2.96M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 82% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 5780th and 8488th ($969 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Moldova and Yemen, respectively. Check Moldova vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 5599th and 7615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Sanaa

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Chisinau Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$4197

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$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$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
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$476
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$478
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$488
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$476
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$475
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$497
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$864
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$871
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$564
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$590
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$873
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$484
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$563
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$477
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$890
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$748
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$513
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$481
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$993
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1045
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1050
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$923
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1031
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$947
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$800
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1210
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$976
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1628
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$816
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$910