Chisinau vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$2856
🏠 One person rent
$535
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$954
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$331
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
96
😀 Quality of life
62
75
🏙️ Population
567K
11.5M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 14% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5780th and 4918th ($969 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Moldova and Brazil, respectively. Check Moldova vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 5599th and 1670th 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
$8.77
$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$15990

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$821
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$759
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$783
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$765
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$700
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$793
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$713
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$664
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$737
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$713
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$761
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$886
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$716
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$715
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$737
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$717
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$753
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$720
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$848
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$746
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$699
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$747
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$713
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$722
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$752
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$733
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$723
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$706
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$721
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$710
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$794
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$776
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$673
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$728
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$687
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$901
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$700
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$716
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$720