Chisinau vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$482
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$4007
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
51
100
😀 Quality of life
57
88
🏙️ Population
639K
7.41M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 68% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6200th and 379th ($876 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 5629th and 205th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$7.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$22381

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$806
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$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623