Chisinau vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$482
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$758
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
51
61
😀 Quality of life
57
53
🏙️ Population
639K
9.4M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 20% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6200th and 6747th ($876 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 63rd 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 months in Ningbo. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 5629th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Ningbo

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Chisinau Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$12898

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$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

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538