Chisinau vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$428
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$1496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
51
95
😀 Quality of life
58
88
🏙️ Population
639K
4.36M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 20% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6354th and 5229th ($810 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Moldova and Taiwan, respectively. Check Moldova vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5671st and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$11035

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$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$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
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589