Chisinau vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Chisinau Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1783
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$364
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$744
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.2
$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$540
$1004
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
89
😀 Quality of life
58
73
🏙️ Population
639K
11.9M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 15% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 6700th and 6188th ($719 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th in Moldova and China, respectively. Check Moldova vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 5603rd and 1742nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$626
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.52
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.35%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1435
$7228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$992
$4288
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.22
$6.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.5
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.43
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.08
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.49
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.61
$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.52
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$51
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.3
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$356
$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3990
$19956

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$581
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$583
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$504
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$469
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$688
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$555
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$759
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$700
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$517
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$607
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$680
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$533
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$527
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$597
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$732
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$789
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$707
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$662
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$611
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$598
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$731
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$674
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$385
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$576
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$680
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$614
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$531
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$869
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$687
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$533
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$470
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$801
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$848
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$720
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$498
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$631
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$623
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$708
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$832

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$762
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$722
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$695
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$718
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$734
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$712
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$743
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$802
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$844
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$712
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$813
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$815
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$755
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1183
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$770
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$781
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1064
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$752
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$744
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$696
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$722
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$668
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$690
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$516
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$707
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$770
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$654
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$756
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$743
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$785
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$664
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$687
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$635
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$797
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$590
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$728
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$753
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$717
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$762