Beijing vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$2238
🏠 One person rent
$589
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$1040
$908
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$98
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$658
$346
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
51
😀 Quality of life
73
59
🏙️ Population
21.9M
639K

The cost of living in Beijing is 9% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 5355th and 5968th ($1029 vs $947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in China and Moldova, respectively. Check China vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.4 months in Chisinau. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 2546th and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beijing Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$8.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$850
$521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$961
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$839
$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.5
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14720
$2427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6180
$1691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.61
$4.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$6.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.35
$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22823
$7015

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$707
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$724
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$750
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$634
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$634
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$646
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$565
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$660
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$456
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$641
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$688
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$558
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$694
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$638
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$619
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$533
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$574
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$616
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$614
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$505
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$535
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$615
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$527
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$523
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$454
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$580
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$748
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$499
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$480
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$642
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$654
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$601
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$550
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$629
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$741

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$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