Chisinau vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$539
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
52
58
😀 Quality of life
62
68
🏙️ Population
567K
10.6M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 96% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5911th and 8757th ($967 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 518th 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 Shijiazhuang. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 5736th and 4718th 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
$8.07
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$5006

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$796
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$826
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$686
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$561
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$807
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1049
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$871
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1042
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$806
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$841
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$864
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$792
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$704
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$635
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$773
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$869
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$950
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$740
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$910
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$916
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$873
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$534
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$584
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$831
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$574
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$414
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1150
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$777
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1062
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1132
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$926
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$795
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$737
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$758
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$999

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716