Chisinau vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$428
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
51
17
😀 Quality of life
58
41
🏙️ Population
639K
9.03M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 39% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6354th and 7809th ($810 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 370th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 5671st and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$13369

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$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

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532