Chisinau vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$482
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
51
24
😀 Quality of life
57
38
🏙️ Population
639K
7.82M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 13% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6200th and 6542nd ($876 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 43rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 5629th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$18304

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Distance City Cost of living
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$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542