Changsha vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$622
$969
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$2309
🏠 One person rent
$211
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$933
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$304
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1086
$357
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
90
52
😀 Quality of life
72
62
🏙️ Population
10M
567K

The cost of living in Changsha is 36% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 7795th and 5780th ($622 vs $969) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 1st in China and Moldova, respectively. Check China vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changsha compared to 0.4 months in Chisinau. Changsha ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 2894th and 5599th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Chisinau

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Changsha Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$8.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$1012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2530
$2614
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$1942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$4.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.39
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.25
$4.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9728
$6332

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$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