Beijing vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$1981
🏠 One person rent
$605
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$1364
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1709
$587
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
51
😀 Quality of life
78
58
🏙️ Population
21.9M
639K

The cost of living in Beijing is 32% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 4887th and 6354th ($1065 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 6th in China and Moldova, respectively. Check China vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 583rd and 5671st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beijing Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$6.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14972
$1487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8057
$1021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.5
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.9
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.44
$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27310
$3791

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506

Cities near Chisinau

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