Chisinau vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$535
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
52
93
😀 Quality of life
62
89
🏙️ Population
567K
2.36M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 2% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5780th and 5651st ($969 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 5599th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Taoyuan

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Chisinau Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$19490

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473