Chisinau vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$535
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$2429
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
52
100
😀 Quality of life
62
96
🏙️ Population
567K
14.3M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 42% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5780th and 3273rd ($969 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.4 months in Tokyo. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5599th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Tokyo

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Chisinau Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$17493

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$789
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$760
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$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006