Chisinau vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$428
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$4054
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
51
100
😀 Quality of life
58
89
🏙️ Population
639K
7.41M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 69% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6354th and 503rd ($810 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 5671st and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$20363

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$820
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$464
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$487
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$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
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$620
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$735
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$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611