Japan vs Moldova - Cost of Living Comparison

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Japan Moldova
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2751
$2074
🏠 One person rent
$510
$467
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$30.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1977
$351
💸 GDP per capita
$32476
$7618
😃 Human freedom index
8.73
7.43
❤️ Life expectancy
84
71.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
43
🌐 English speaking %
15%
2%
🎓 Higher education
98
42
😀 Quality of life
89
47
🏙️ Population
124M
2.39M

The average cost of living in Japan ($1130) is 30% more expensive than in Moldova ($866). Japan ranked 76th vs 118th for Moldova in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Japan compared to 0.4 months in Moldova. Ranked 18th and 105th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Japan vs Moldova

We calculate prices for Japan and Moldova as a population-weighted mean of 907 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Japan Moldova
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.32
$8.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.1
$31.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$7.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.72
 Cappuccino
$3.11
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$514
$446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1107
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$9.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4931
$1940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$1434
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$4.33
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$5.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.31
$5.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.4
$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.9
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12869
$6873

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1698
14.3M
Yokohama
$1336
3.76M
Osaka
$1237
2.75M
Nagoya
$1189
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1354
1.54M
Sapporo
$1181
1.96M
Hiroshima
$883
1.2M
Kyoto
$1107
1.46M
Kobe
$1106
1.52M
Saitama
$1037
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1065
1.6M
Chiba
$1251
975K
Shizuoka
$1025
686K
Sakai
$1115
824K
Sagamihara
$1021
726K
Sendai
$1069
1.06M
Niigata
$1007
791K
Kitakyushu
$1078
935K
Funabashi
$1117
641K
Hachioji
$1286
576K
Kawaguchi
$1025
594K
Hamamatsu
$1016
788K
Kumamoto
$991
738K
Kagoshima
$1016
594K
Kashiwa
$1116
428K
Utsunomiya
$1052
518K
Machida
$1049
434K
Matsudo
$1024
498K
Ichikawa
$1041
496K
Nishinomiya
$1091
487K

In Moldova

City Cost of living Population
Chisinau
$947
639K
Balti
$793
97.9K
Tiraspol
$546
134K
Bender
$670
76.2K
Ungheni
$1164
30.8K
Cahul
$926
30K
Soroca
$879
22.2K
Dubasari
$884
28.5K
Orhei
$921
21.1K
Comrat
$901
19.9K