Chisinau vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$2646
🏠 One person rent
$482
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$1854
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
51
53
😀 Quality of life
57
69
🏙️ Population
639K
686K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 12% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 6200th and 5761st ($876 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 722nd 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 1.9 months in Shizuoka. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Shizuoka ranked 420th in Japan, while ranked 5629th and 2988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Shizuoka

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Chisinau Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.73
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$6785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$21319

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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 Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$964
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$970
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$989
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$993
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$995
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1031
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$999
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$1001
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$1008
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1055
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$993
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1042
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1044
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1043
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1045
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1046
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$996
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1045
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1050
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1053
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1046
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1067
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1046
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1062
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1103
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1096
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1116
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1038
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1059
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1121
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1086
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1161
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1042
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1064
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$981
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1103