Chisinau vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$2298
🏠 One person rent
$528
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$882
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
51
91
😀 Quality of life
59
72
🏙️ Population
639K
11.9M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 15% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 5968th and 6563rd ($947 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th in Moldova and China, respectively. Check Moldova vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Hangzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 6039th and 2980th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$7830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$4289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$6.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$4.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$28925

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$884
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$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$740
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$597
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$642
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$672
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$637
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$771
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$674
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$586
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$713
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$639
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$679
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$659
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1128
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$673
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$632
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1003
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$666
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$634
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$576
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$620
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$604
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$621
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$696
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$597
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$547
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$612
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$672
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$618
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$622
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$597
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$696
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$531
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$656
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$630
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$753