Chisinau vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$482
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$1789
😷 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 6200th and 4715th ($876 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5629th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$18424

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$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605