Chisinau vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$6205
🏠 One person rent
$528
$1790
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$3191
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$1245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
51
100
😀 Quality of life
59
83
🏙️ Population
639K
7.41M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 65% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5968th and 532nd ($947 vs $2718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Moldova and China, respectively. Check Moldova vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6039th and 548th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$7.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$22102

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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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$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
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$693
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$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598