Chisinau vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$1326
🏠 One person rent
$539
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$96.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
33
😀 Quality of life
62
40
🏙️ Population
567K
2.96M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 76% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 5911th and 8377th ($967 vs $551) 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 5736th and 7844th 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
$8.07
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$2.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$98.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$3830

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$796
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$826
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$686
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$561
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$807
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1049
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$871
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1042
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$806
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$841
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$864
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$792
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$704
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$635
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$773
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$869
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$950
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$740
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$910
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$916
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$873
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$534
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$584
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$831
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$574
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$414
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1150
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$777
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1062
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1132
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$926
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$795
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$737
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$758
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$999

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$492
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$494
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$491
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$491
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$865
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$526
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$902
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$571
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$601
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$893
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$497
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$572
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$493
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$906
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$810
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$531
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$509
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$498
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$712
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1022
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1152
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1153
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1017
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1107
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$931
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$863
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1209
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1632
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$825
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$996