Chisinau vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$528
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
51
77
😀 Quality of life
59
68
🏙️ Population
639K
12.6M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 88% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5968th and 8651st ($947 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 491st in Moldova and China, respectively. Check Moldova vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6039th and 4484th 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
$8.01
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$19556

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Distance City Cost of living
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$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563