Chisinau vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$539
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
52
65
😀 Quality of life
62
72
🏙️ Population
567K
12.7M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 24% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5911th and 6833rd ($967 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 5736th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Suzhou

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Chisinau Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$17664

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$796
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623