Chisinau vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$535
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
53
😀 Quality of life
62
73
🏙️ Population
567K
9.4M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 47% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5780th and 7558th ($969 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 5599th and 2343rd 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
$8.77
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.29
🥤 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
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$15801

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538