Chisinau vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$482
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$2543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
51
73
😀 Quality of life
57
92
🏙️ Population
639K
1.06M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 21% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6200th and 4890th ($876 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 5629th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$6369

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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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057