Chisinau vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Chisinau Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$640
$2884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1555
$6543
🏠 One person rent
$314
$1998
🏘️ Family rent
$528
$3776
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$495
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$2843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
58
91
🏙️ Population
639K
7.5M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 78% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 7357th and 63rd ($640 vs $2884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 months in Hong Kong. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 5584th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.22
$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$5.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$7.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$2462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$1711
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$522
$4715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$3295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.26
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.79%
2.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1302
$31248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$878
$20660
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.78
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$2.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$7.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$84.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$35.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3450
$18730

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$451
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$1079
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$686
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1610
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$612
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$762
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$757
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$702
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$863
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$709
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$648
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$668
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$692
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$730
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$724
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$716
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$718
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$701
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$661
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$732
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$721
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$656
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$516
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$689
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$700
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$788
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$775
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$717
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$689
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$744
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$831
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$597
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$697
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$812
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$705