Chisinau vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Chisinau Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$640
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1555
$1710
🏠 One person rent
$314
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$528
$407
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$82.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$993
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
50
92
😀 Quality of life
58
54
🏙️ Population
639K
9.37M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 5% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7357th and 6987th ($640 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 272nd 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 1.5 months in Hefei. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Hefei ranked 40th in China, while ranked 5584th and 6005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Hefei

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Chisinau Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.22
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$522
$444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.26
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.79%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1302
$4355
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$878
$2028
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.78
$4.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$18.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$64.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$5.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$65.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3450
$8114

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$451
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$452
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$458
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$364
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$451
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$452
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$695
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$656
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$405
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$575
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$475
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$451
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$487
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$516
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$699
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$669
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$649
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$587
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$527
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$629
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$627
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$592
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$389
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$523
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$610
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$452
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$522
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$374
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$800
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$628
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$384
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$395
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$620
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$794
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$658
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$390
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$593
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$502
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$670
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$620

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$668
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$718
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$736
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$666
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$700
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$684
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$832
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$720
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$663
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$707
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$811
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$662
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$694
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$729
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$666
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$823
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$664
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$666
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$748
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$573
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$711
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$655
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$672
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$674
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$672
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$673
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$662
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$701
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$668
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$652
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$680
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$685
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$769
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$738
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$778
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$689
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$686
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$681
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$670
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$681