Chisinau vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$528
$524
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$868
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$1641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
51
74
😀 Quality of life
59
90
🏙️ Population
639K
1.96M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 20% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 5968th and 4750th ($947 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 38th in Moldova and Japan, respectively. Check Moldova vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.4 months in Sapporo. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Sapporo ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 6039th and 239th 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
$8.01
$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$817
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$2303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$1644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$49.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$6.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$51.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$26
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$10519

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1051
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1049
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1041
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1043
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1042
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1041
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1042
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$994
77 km or 48 mi Date
$991
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$973
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1032
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1031
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1035
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1065
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1007
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$936
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$937
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1014
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1021
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$945
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1010
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$1015
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$972
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$991
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$995
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1064
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$994
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1004
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1029
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1025
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1003
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1015
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1006
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1054
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1068