Chisinau vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$428
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
51
74
😀 Quality of life
58
82
🏙️ Population
639K
1.87M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 11% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6354th and 5887th ($810 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th 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 Tainan. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5671st and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$11040

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741