Chisinau vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$1807
🏠 One person rent
$539
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$369
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
72
😀 Quality of life
62
65
🏙️ Population
567K
8.72M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 38% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 5911th and 7229th ($967 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Moldova and Vietnam, respectively. Check Moldova vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.5 months in Hanoi. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Hanoi ranked 3rd in Vietnam, while ranked 5736th and 5251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Hanoi

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Chisinau Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
8.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$3941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$12836

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$807
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1049
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$871
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1042
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$806
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$841
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$864
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$792
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$704
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$635
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$773
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$869
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$950
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$740
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$910
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$916
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$873
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$534
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$584
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$831
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$574
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$414
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1150
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$777
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1062
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1132
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$926
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$795
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$737
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$758
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$999

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Distance City Cost of living
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$597
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$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380