Chisinau vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Chisinau Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$535
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$1115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
52
73
😀 Quality of life
62
74
🏙️ Population
567K
1.06M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 4% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5780th and 5531st ($969 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 360th 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 1.1 months in Sendai. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 5599th and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Chisinau vs Sendai

Prices for goods and services in Chisinau and Sendai are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Chisinau Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$4242

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014