Chisinau vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$482
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
51
93
😀 Quality of life
57
83
🏙️ Population
639K
2.33M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 0.9% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6200th and 6227th ($876 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 5629th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$13630

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691