Chisinau vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$528
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
51
72
😀 Quality of life
59
90
🏙️ Population
639K
1.06M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 11% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5968th and 5094th ($947 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 139th 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 Sendai. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 6039th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$5899

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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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013