Chisinau vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$428
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
51
100
😀 Quality of life
58
78
🏙️ Population
639K
24.9M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 32% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6354th and 4461st ($810 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5671st and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Shanghai

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Chisinau Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$28143

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$767
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$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740