Chisinau vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$482
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
51
78
😀 Quality of life
57
66
🏙️ Population
639K
12.6M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 68% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6200th and 8506th ($876 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 518th in Moldova and China, respectively. Check Moldova vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 5629th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Zhengzhou

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Chisinau Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$19861

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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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619