Chisinau vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$482
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
51
24
😀 Quality of life
57
39
🏙️ Population
639K
6.56M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 43% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6200th and 7649th ($876 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 5629th and 7013th 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
$7.06
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$10066

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610