Chisinau vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$535
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
99
😀 Quality of life
62
76
🏙️ Population
567K
24.9M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 16% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5780th and 4880th ($969 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 5599th and 1178th 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
$8.77
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$27610

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$789
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789