Chisinau vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$1793
🏠 One person rent
$539
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$357
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$77.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$1018
😷 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 61% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 5911th and 7933rd ($967 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 214th 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 5736th and 2353rd 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
$8.07
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$7.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$2609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$9.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$5.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$24477

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$796
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$826
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$686
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$561
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$807
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1049
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$871
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1042
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$806
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$841
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$864
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$792
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$704
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$635
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$773
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$869
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$950
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$740
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$910
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$916
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$873
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$534
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$584
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$831
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$574
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$414
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1150
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$777
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1062
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1132
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$926
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$795
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$737
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$758
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$999

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$581
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$608
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556