Chisinau vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$528
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
51
24
😀 Quality of life
59
45
🏙️ Population
639K
6.56M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 57% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5968th and 7790th ($947 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 167th 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 Shaoyang. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6039th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$10279

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599