Chisinau vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Chisinau Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$640
$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1555
$3323
🏠 One person rent
$314
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$528
$942
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$867
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
50
69
😀 Quality of life
58
68
🏙️ Population
639K
12.7M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 42% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7357th and 4472nd ($640 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 0.8 months in Suzhou. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Suzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 5584th and 3578th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.22
$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$522
$1466
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$62.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.26
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.79%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1302
$8558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$878
$4586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.78
$4.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$75.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$1765
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3450
$24231

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$451
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$452
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$458
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$364
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$451
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$452
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$695
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$656
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$405
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$575
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$475
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$451
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$487
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$516
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$699
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$669
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$649
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$587
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$527
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$629
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$627
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$592
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$389
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$523
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$610
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$452
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$522
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$374
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$800
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$628
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$384
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$395
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$620
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$794
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$658
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$390
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$593
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$502
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$670
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$701
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$693
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$852
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$667
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$726
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$776
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$684
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$685
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$952
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1379
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$778
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$674
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$665
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$754
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$672
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$681
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$677
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$683
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$662
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$891
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$674
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$652
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$673
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$726
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$689
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$573
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$666
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$711
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$655
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$664
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$674
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$729
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$882
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$811
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$681
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$673
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$680
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$832
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$666