Chisinau vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$482
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
51
35
😀 Quality of life
57
19
🏙️ Population
639K
2.96M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 59% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6200th and 8269th ($876 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Moldova and Yemen, respectively. Check Moldova vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 5629th and 8890th 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
$7.06
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$2963

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$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
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810