Chisinau vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$482
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
51
100
😀 Quality of life
57
79
🏙️ Population
639K
24.9M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 23% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6200th and 4780th ($876 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5629th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$31401

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$806
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774