Chisinau vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$528
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
51
24
😀 Quality of life
59
44
🏙️ Population
639K
7.82M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 58% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5968th and 7835th ($947 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 6039th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$17107

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$884
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$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$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
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$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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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$570
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$807
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$570
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$572
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$478
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$564
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$582
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$567
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$563
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$563
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$499
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$582
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$558
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$585
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$595
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$507
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$517
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$522
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$553
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$553
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$530
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$506
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$504
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$502
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$527
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$523
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$511
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$518
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$513
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$567
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$580
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$547
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$516
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$509
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$544
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$538
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$517