Chisinau vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$482
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
51
71
😀 Quality of life
57
61
🏙️ Population
639K
10.6M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 73% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6200th and 8633rd ($876 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 531st 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 Shijiazhuang. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 5629th and 5079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Shijiazhuang

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Chisinau Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$4947

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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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734