Chisinau vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$535
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
52
21
😀 Quality of life
62
46
🏙️ Population
567K
6.56M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 60% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5780th and 7943rd ($969 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 5599th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Shaoyang

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Chisinau Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$13867

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619