Chisinau vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chisinau	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$947	$561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2238	$1695
🏠 One person rent	$528	$180
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$312
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$914
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	51	87
😀 Quality of life	59	74
🏙️ Population	639K	32.1M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 69% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 5968th and 8185th ($947 vs $561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 322nd 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 1.6 months in Chongqing. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Chongqing ranked 7th in China, while ranked 6039th and 2237th 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	$8.01	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$521	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$961	$433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$231
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$20.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.23	$8.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.72%	3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2427	$2367
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1691	$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.39	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.08	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$58.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.14	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$405	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7015	$23821

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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

Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537