Chisinau vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$1546
🏠 One person rent
$535
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$268
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$624
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
52
31
😀 Quality of life
62
49
🏙️ Population
567K
7.06M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 79% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 5780th and 8441st ($969 vs $540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 447th 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 1.2 months in Luoyang. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Luoyang ranked 146th in China, while ranked 5599th and 6749th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Luoyang

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Chisinau Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$3.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$2.16
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$306
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$25.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$38.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$2113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$1404
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$3.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$8.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$3.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$3.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$19544

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$524
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$513
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$525
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$522
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$522
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$529
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$513
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$520
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$520
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$492
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$538
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$516
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$537
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$523
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$514
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$533
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$504
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$529
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$525
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$520
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$487
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$484
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$502
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$491
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$457
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$562
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$637
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$521
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$515
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$575
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$524
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$519
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$538
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$502
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$533
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$555
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$555
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$530
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$610