Chisinau vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$4089
🏠 One person rent
$528
$829
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$1453
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$2574
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
51
100
😀 Quality of life
59
99
🏙️ Population
639K
14.3M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 44% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5968th and 3130th ($947 vs $1698) 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 0.4 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 6039th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$14795

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$901
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$1164
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$964
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$793
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$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
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$879
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$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
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$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
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$854
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$871
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$830
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$516
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$603
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$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
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$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970

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$1110
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$1115
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$1125
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$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$961
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1113
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$945
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$1033
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1049
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1058
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1047
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$1025
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$972
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$1354
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$1068
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$1088
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1037
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1066
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1002
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$1050
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$1040
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$997
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1041
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1024
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1005
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$975
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$1050
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$1040
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$1061
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1078
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$1073
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$1044
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$1031
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$961