Chisinau vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$428
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
51
95
😀 Quality of life
58
87
🏙️ Population
639K
2.6M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 31% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6354th and 4516th ($810 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st 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 Taipei. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5671st and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$19102

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61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589