Chisinau vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$428
$133
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
51
85
😀 Quality of life
58
70
🏙️ Population
639K
9.07M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 67% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6354th and 8600th ($810 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 538th 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 1.6 months in Shenyang. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Shenyang ranked 18th in China, while ranked 5671st and 2673rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$19578

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$767
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$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$449
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$502
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$510
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$515
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$517
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$524
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$520
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$536
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$519
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$537
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$550
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$523
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$513
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$523
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$565
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$531
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$560
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$559
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$541
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$543
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$515
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$585
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1574
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$595
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$566
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$557
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$526
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$562
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$512
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$551
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$606
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$555
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1544
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$585
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$589
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$612
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1555
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1538
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$529