Chisinau vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$528
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$371
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
72
😀 Quality of life
59
65
🏙️ Population
639K
8.44M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 45% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 5968th and 7418th ($947 vs $652) 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 0.6 months in Hanoi. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 6039th and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$11154

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$884
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$921
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$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
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$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
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$558
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$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372