Chisinau vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$2015
🏠 One person rent
$428
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
51
87
😀 Quality of life
58
72
🏙️ Population
639K
32.1M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 14% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 6354th and 6733rd ($810 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 79th 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 1.1 months in Chongqing. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Chongqing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 5671st and 2233rd 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
$6.79
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$1622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$346
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$27785

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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

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548