Chisinau vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$428
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
51
73
😀 Quality of life
58
78
🏙️ Population
639K
1.06M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 21% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6354th and 5135th ($810 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 282nd 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 66th in Japan, while ranked 5671st and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$6030

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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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011