Chisinau vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$539
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
52
63
😀 Quality of life
62
48
🏙️ Population
567K
1.27M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 8% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5911th and 5251st ($967 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Moldova and South Africa, respectively. Check Moldova vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 5736th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Soweto

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Chisinau Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$4370

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$796
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$826
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$686
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$561
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$807
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1049
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$871
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1042
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$806
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$841
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$864
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$792
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$704
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$635
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$773
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$869
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$950
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$740
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$910
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$916
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$873
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$534
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$584
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$831
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$574
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$414
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1150
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$777
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1062
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1132
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$926
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$795
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$737
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$758
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$999

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950