Chisinau vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$428
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
51
35
😀 Quality of life
58
23
🏙️ Population
639K
2.96M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 55% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6354th and 8335th ($810 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 5671st and 8884th 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
$6.79
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.82
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$5.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$2959

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840