Chisinau vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$2349
🏠 One person rent
$428
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$1013
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
51
91
😀 Quality of life
58
72
🏙️ Population
639K
11.9M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 3% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 6354th and 6270th ($810 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 25th in Moldova and China, respectively. Check Moldova vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.2 months in Hangzhou. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5671st and 2093rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
4.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$6914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$4027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$5.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$26569

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740