Chisinau vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2204
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$505
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$980
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$36
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$625
$2474
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
51
100
😀 Quality of life
57
99
🏙️ Population
639K
14.3M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 44% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6080th and 3019th ($892 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.5 months in Tokyo. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5665th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.05
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.98
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$744
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.95
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.4%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1974
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1449
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.9
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.4
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.07
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.2
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.91
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.7
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$356
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6466
$15235

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$502
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$782
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$1062
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$825
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$840
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$876
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$725
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$863
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$637
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$555
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$650
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$727
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$786
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$676
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$752
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$837
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$741
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$709
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$400
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$562
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$729
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$533
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$433
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$938
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$722
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$929
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1002
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$796
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$758
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$663
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$696
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$867

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$1136
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$1124
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$1150
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$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
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$1249
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$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
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$1099
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$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
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$1065
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$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
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$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101