Chisinau vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$647
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2204
$1916
🏠 One person rent
$505
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$980
$744
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$36
$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$625
$439
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
71
😀 Quality of life
57
62
🏙️ Population
639K
8.44M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 38% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 6080th and 7236th ($892 vs $647) 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 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 5665th and 4848th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.05
$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.98
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$744
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.95
$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.4%
10.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1974
$2965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1449
$1710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$7.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.9
$5.48
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.4
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.07
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.2
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$1.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.91
$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.7
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$356
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6466
$12394

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132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$863
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$637
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$555
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$650
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$727
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$786
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$676
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$752
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$837
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$741
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$709
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$400
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$562
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$729
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$533
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$680
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$433
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$938
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$722
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$929
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1002
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$796
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
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$758
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$663
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$696
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$513
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$554
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$592
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$570
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$496
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$513
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$591
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$582
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$563
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$569
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$564
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$579
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$573
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$558
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
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$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$549
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$571
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$642
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$500
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$1253
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$1161
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$1183
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$702
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$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$571
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$575
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$764
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$771
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$650
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$1163
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$763
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$611
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$543
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$579
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$761
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$756
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$604
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$393