Chisinau vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$1860
🏠 One person rent
$535
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$1102
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
52
76
😀 Quality of life
62
74
🏙️ Population
567K
32.1M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 54% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 5780th and 7730th ($969 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th in Moldova and China, respectively. Check Moldova vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.7 months in Chongqing. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 5599th and 1966th 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
$8.77
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$2743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$61
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$24949

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$595
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560