Chisinau vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$535
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$1422
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
85
😀 Quality of life
62
87
🏙️ Population
567K
2.87M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 3% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5780th and 5994th ($969 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Moldova and Taiwan, respectively. Check Moldova vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5599th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Taichung

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Chisinau Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$17517

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$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684