Chisinau vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$482
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
51
17
😀 Quality of life
57
37
🏙️ Population
639K
9.03M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 46% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6200th and 7790th ($876 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 315th 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 5629th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$2.41
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$15431

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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

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528