Chisinau vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chisinau	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2204	$1938
🏠 One person rent	$505	$224
🏘️ Family rent	$980	$442
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$625	$957
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	51	88
😀 Quality of life	57	72
🏙️ Population	639K	32.1M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 41% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 6080th and 7340th ($892 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 145th 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 1.5 months in Chongqing. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 5665th and 1675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Chongqing

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	Chisinau	Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.05	$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$8.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1974	$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.07	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.91	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$356	$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6466	$26796

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$780
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$829
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$502
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$517
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$782
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1062
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$825
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$840
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$876
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$725
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$812
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$863
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$637
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$555
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$650
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$727
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$786
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$676
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$837
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$741
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$709
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$400
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$729
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$533
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$433
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$938
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$722
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$483
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$929
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1002
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$796
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$454
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$758
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$663
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$696
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$867

Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539