Chisinau vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$428
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
51
84
😀 Quality of life
58
83
🏙️ Population
639K
3.03M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 19% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6354th and 5356th ($810 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Moldova and Taiwan, respectively. Check Moldova vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5671st and 343rd 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
$6.79
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$3.14
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721