Chisinau vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$539
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
85
😀 Quality of life
62
86
🏙️ Population
567K
2.87M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 1% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5911th and 5984th ($967 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 5736th and 409th 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
$8.07
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$17495

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665