Chisinau vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chisinau	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$876	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2149	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$482	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.3	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$638	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	51	95
😀 Quality of life	57	63
🏙️ Population	639K	11.5M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 13% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6200th and 5616th ($876 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Moldova and Brazil, respectively. Check Moldova vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 5629th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Sao Paulo

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	Chisinau	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.06	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.85	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$445	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.07%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4718	$13135

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Cities near Chisinau

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

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629