Chisinau vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$539
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
53
😀 Quality of life
62
71
🏙️ Population
567K
9.4M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 44% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5911th and 7431st ($967 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 5736th and 3738th 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
$8.07
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$15051

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$796
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$826
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$686
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$561
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$807
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1049
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$871
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1042
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$806
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$841
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$864
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$792
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$704
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$635
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$773
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$869
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$950
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$740
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$910
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$916
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$873
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$534
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$584
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$831
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$574
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$414
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1150
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$777
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1062
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1132
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$926
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$795
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$737
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$758
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$999

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525