Chisinau vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Chisinau Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$640
$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1555
$4689
🏠 One person rent
$314
$844
🏘️ Family rent
$528
$1851
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$504
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$318
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$2854
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
58
100
🏙️ Population
639K
14M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 64% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 7357th and 2147th ($640 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5584th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.22
$7.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$4.38
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$1052
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$522
$2582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$1415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.26
$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.79%
1.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1302
$8885
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$878
$5220
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$75.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.78
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$7.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$7.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$4.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$9.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$4.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$70.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3450
$16527

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$451
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$452
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$458
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$364
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$451
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$452
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$695
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$656
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$405
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$575
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$475
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$451
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$487
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$516
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$699
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$669
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$649
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$587
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$527
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$629
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$627
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$592
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$389
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$523
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$610
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$452
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$522
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$374
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$800
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$628
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$384
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$395
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$620
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$794
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$658
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$390
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$593
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$502
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$670
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1058
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1052
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1074
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1084
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1050
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1057
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1083
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1078
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1055
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1066
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1054
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1048
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1088
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1051
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1094
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1133
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1076
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1048
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1093
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1186
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1059
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1080
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1041
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1070
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1051
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1048
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1050