Chisinau vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2204
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$505
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$980
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$36
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$625
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
51
95
😀 Quality of life
57
86
🏙️ Population
639K
2.6M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 24% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6080th and 4534th ($892 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 5665th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.05
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.98
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$744
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.95
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.4%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1974
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1449
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.9
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.4
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.07
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.2
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.91
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.7
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$356
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6466
$19749

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$780
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$829
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$502
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$517
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$782
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1062
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$825
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$840
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$876
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$725
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$863
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$637
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$555
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$650
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$727
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$786
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$676
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$752
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$837
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$741
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$709
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$400
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$562
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$729
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$533
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$433
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$938
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$722
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$929
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1002
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$796
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$758
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$663
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$696
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$867

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581