Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Moldova

Chisinau vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Chisinau is 18.8% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 82.2% more in Chisinau
Groceries: pay 57.2% less in Chisinau
Transportation: pay 16.7% less in Chisinau
Housing: pay 8.9% less in Chisinau
Childcare: pay 52.1% less in Chisinau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.9% less in Chisinau
Clothing: pay 21.7% more in Chisinau

The cost of restaurants and clothing in Chisinau are more expensive than in Taipei. Expenses including groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are lower in Chisinau. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Chisinau.

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Chisinau vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chisinau instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 82.2% more for restaurants

	Taipei	Chisinau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$153.60	$11.22 MDL200.58	+138.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$184.31	$8.70 MDL155.45	+53.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.95	$1.21 MDL21.60	+31.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$21.29	$0.89 MDL15.92	+36.5%
Average			+82.2%

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pay 57.2% less for groceries

	Taipei	Chisinau
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$65.98	$0.71 MDL12.71	-64.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$321.18	$4.89 MDL87.39	-50.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$376.52	$4.73 MDL84.61	-59.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$88.80	$2.79 MDL49.81	+2.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$145.15	$2.36 MDL42.13	-47.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$72.74	$0.44 MDL7.83	-80.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$49.15	$0.87 MDL15.60	-42.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$45.15	$0.94 MDL16.79	-32.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$65.87	$1.01 MDL17.97	-50.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$40.67	$0.31 MDL5.58	-75.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.95	$0.25 MDL4.40	-76.4%
Average			-57.2%

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pay 16.7% less for transportation

	Taipei	Chisinau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$128.61	$6.44 MDL115.06	+63.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,228.76	$13.52 MDL241.70	-64.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$29,507.41 MDL528K	-12.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$291.83	$4.94 MDL88.26	-44.8%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 8.9% less for housing

	Taipei	Chisinau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$893.79	$10.59 MDL189.39	-61.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$33,023.00	$679.74 MDL12,152.24	-32.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,753.37	$435.34 MDL7,782.96	-9.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,161.83	$185.85 MDL3,322.64	+180.4%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 52.1% less for childcare

	Taipei	Chisinau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,617.12	$434.06 MDL7,759.94	-34.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$544K	$5,841.67 MDL104K	-65.0%
Average			-52.1%

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pay 16.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Chisinau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$92.16	$2.24 MDL40.12	-20.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$111.71	$2.16 MDL38.67	-36.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$128.00	$3.42 MDL61.18	-12.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,342.28	$41.67 MDL745.01	+1.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$317.43	$8.41 MDL150.43	-13.5%
Average			-16.9%

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pay 21.7% more for clothing

	Taipei	Chisinau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,061.08	$79.80 MDL1,426.62	+26.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,304.38	$47.07 MDL841.43	+17.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,772.03	$114.14 MDL2,040.51	+34.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,428.02	$115.56 MDL2,065.97	+10.0%
Average			+21.7%

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