Chisinau vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$528
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
51
100
😀 Quality of life
59
77
🏙️ Population
639K
24.9M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 16% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5968th and 4879th ($947 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6039th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$27624

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$901
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$1164
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$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
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$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970

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$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
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$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753