Chisinau vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$535
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
52
94
😀 Quality of life
62
90
🏙️ Population
567K
2.43M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 22% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5780th and 4646th ($969 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Moldova and Taiwan, respectively. Check Moldova vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5599th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Taipei

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Chisinau Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$16947

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$789
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$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612