Chisinau vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$428
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
51
93
😀 Quality of life
58
86
🏙️ Population
639K
2.29M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 6% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6354th and 6163rd ($810 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 5671st and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$13937

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$767
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$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716