Chisinau vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$1977
🏠 One person rent
$482
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$794
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$505
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
71
😀 Quality of life
57
63
🏙️ Population
639K
8.44M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 35% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 6200th and 7305th ($876 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.8 months in Hanoi. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 5629th and 4684th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
10.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$2876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$1588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$13338

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$806
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$860
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$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
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$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
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$545
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$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407