Chisinau vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Chisinau Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$640
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1555
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$314
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$528
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$83.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$913
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
50
16
😀 Quality of life
58
42
🏙️ Population
639K
9.03M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 19% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 7357th and 6253rd ($640 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd 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 264th in China, while ranked 5584th and 6838th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.22
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$522
$764
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$48.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.26
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.79%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1302
$5884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$878
$3489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.78
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$36.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$5.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3450
$19283

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$451
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$452
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$458
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$364
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$451
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$452
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$695
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$656
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$405
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$575
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$475
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$451
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$487
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$516
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$699
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$669
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$649
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$587
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$527
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$629
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$627
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$592
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$389
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$523
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$610
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$452
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$522
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$374
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$800
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$628
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$384
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$395
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$620
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$794
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$658
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$390
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$593
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$502
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$670
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$620

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$678
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$655
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$668
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$681
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$759
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$667
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$652
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$677
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$681
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$669
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$778
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$719
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$823
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$562
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$671
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$680
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$666
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$758
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$671
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$672
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$675
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1512
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$674
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$714
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$701
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$662
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$745
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$669
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$748
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$671
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$671
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$655
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$658
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$663
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$668
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$691
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$772
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$704
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$670