Chisinau vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$535
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
52
94
😀 Quality of life
62
90
🏙️ Population
567K
4.04M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 14% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5780th and 4931st ($969 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Moldova and Taiwan, respectively. Check Moldova vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5599th and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs New Taipei

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Chisinau New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$21429

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$789
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$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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612