Chisinau vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$428
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$901
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$1651
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
51
73
😀 Quality of life
58
89
🏙️ Population
639K
1.96M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 31% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 6354th and 4509th ($810 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 30th in Moldova and Japan, respectively. Check Moldova vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.4 months in Sapporo. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 5671st and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Sapporo

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Chisinau Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$10328

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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

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117