Chisinau vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Chisinau Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$640
$778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1555
$2070
🏠 One person rent
$314
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$528
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
50
23
😀 Quality of life
58
43
🏙️ Population
639K
7.82M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 18% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7357th and 6271st ($640 vs $778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Shangqiu ranked 233rd in China, while ranked 5584th and 6760th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.22
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$522
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$52.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.26
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.79%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1302
$5234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$878
$3197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.78
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$56.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3450
$18031

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Distance City Cost of living
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$451
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$452
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$458
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$364
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$451
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$452
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$695
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$656
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$405
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$575
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$475
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$451
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$487
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$516
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$699
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$669
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$649
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$587
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$527
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$629
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$627
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$592
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$389
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$523
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$610
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$452
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$522
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$374
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$800
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$628
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$384
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$395
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$620
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$794
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$658
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$390
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$593
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$502
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$670
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$680
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1512
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$701
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$672
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$719
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$681
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$786
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$678
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$668
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$690
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$670
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$748
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$690
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$772
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$823
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$681
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$667
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$677
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$655
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$666
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$686
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$662
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$562
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$714
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$691
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$681
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$671
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$671
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$666
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$686
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$559
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$759
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$675
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$723
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$720
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$669
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$652
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$649
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$671
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$671