Chisinau vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$428
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$2885
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
51
100
😀 Quality of life
58
100
🏙️ Population
639K
14M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 48% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6354th and 3238th ($810 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.9 months in Tokyo. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5671st and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$15051

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$767
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$820
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$464
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$487
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1117
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1115
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1053
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1067
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1101
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1091
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$985
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1143
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1031
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1042
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1056
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1063