Chisinau vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$3058
🏠 One person rent
$482
$558
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$1540
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
51
73
😀 Quality of life
57
87
🏙️ Population
639K
1.96M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 31% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 6200th and 4398th ($876 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 31st 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 1.2 months in Sapporo. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 5629th and 246th 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
$7.06
$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$11313

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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 Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1121
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1123
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1119
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1117
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1116
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1099
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1064
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1119
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1012
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1119
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1118
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1126
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1001
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$976
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1013
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$981
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1082
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1127
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1020
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1033
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1163
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1025
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$989
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1121
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$993
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$1018
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$996
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1160
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$1000
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1021
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1103
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1101
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1120
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1122
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1125
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1124