Chisinau vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$2415
🏠 One person rent
$482
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$786
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$1129
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
51
91
😀 Quality of life
57
71
🏙️ Population
639K
11.9M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 4% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 6200th and 6287th ($876 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 22nd 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 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 5629th and 2189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$22679

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Distance City Cost of living
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$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$742
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$585
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$698
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$708
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$749
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$771
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$718
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$702
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$612
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$674
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$629
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$738
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$748
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$712
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$674
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$774