Chisinau vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$1331
🏠 One person rent
$528
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$62.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
51
35
😀 Quality of life
59
38
🏙️ Population
639K
2.96M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 69% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 5968th and 8195th ($947 vs $560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 6039th and 8072nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
12.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$6.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$86.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$3336

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$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
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$498
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$500
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$512
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$499
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$498
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$522
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$860
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$517
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$911
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$560
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$586
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$903
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$499
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$559
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$500
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$918
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$826
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$533
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$502
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$500
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$694
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1039
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1169
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1175
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1016
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1162
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$971
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$864
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1155
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1627
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$817
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$1031