Chisinau vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Chisinau | Dongguan | |
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Chisinau is 45% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5911th and 7469th ($967 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 89th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 5736th and 3662nd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Chisinau vs Dongguan
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| Chisinau | Dongguan | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 37 km or 23 mi |  Dubasari | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Orhei | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Bender | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Tiraspol | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Comrat | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Ungheni | |
| 95 km or 59 mi |  Vaslui | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Iasi | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Balti | |
| 126 km or 79 mi | Barlad | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Cahul | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Soroca | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Roman | |
| 154 km or 96 mi |  Odesa | |
| 155 km or 96 mi | Bacau | |
| 184 km or 115 mi | Botosani | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Galati | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Piatra Neamt | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Focsani | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Tulcea | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Braila | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Suceava | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Mykolaiv | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Vinnytsia | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Buzau | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Chernivtsi | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Sfantu Gheorghe | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Kherson | |
| 292 km or 181 mi | Brasov | |
| 295 km or 183 mi | Slobozia | |
| 302 km or 187 mi | Khmelnytskyi | |
| 305 km or 189 mi | Kropyvnytskyi | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Mamaia | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Constanta | |
| 317 km or 197 mi | Ploiesti | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Bila Tserkva | |
| 331 km or 206 mi | Targu Mures | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Bistrita | |
| 334 km or 207 mi | Calarasi | |
| 348 km or 216 mi | Voluntari |
Cities near Dongguan
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 51 km or 32 mi |  Guangzhou | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Shenzhen | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Foshan | |
| 68 km or 43 mi | Huizhou | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Zhongshan | |
| 86 km or 53 mi | Jiangmen | |
| 88 km or 54 mi | Zhuhai | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Kowloon | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Hong Kong | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Macau | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Qingyuan | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Heyuan | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Kaiping | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Zhaoqing | |
| 165 km or 103 mi | Shanwei | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Yunfu | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Shaoguan | |
| 226 km or 141 mi | Yangjiang | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Lianzhou | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Puning | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Wuzhou | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Hezhou | |
| 273 km or 170 mi | Jieyang | |
| 279 km or 173 mi | Meizhou | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Shantou | |
| 315 km or 195 mi | Chenzhou | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Gaozhou | |
| 329 km or 205 mi | Maoming | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Ganzhou | |
| 372 km or 231 mi | Yulin | |
| 401 km or 249 mi | Zhanjiang | |
| 403 km or 250 mi | Longyan | |
| 424 km or 263 mi | Guigang | |
| 430 km or 267 mi | Guilin | |
| 430 km or 267 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 437 km or 271 mi | Yongzhou | |
| 444 km or 276 mi | Hengyang | |
| 464 km or 288 mi | Liuzhou | |
| 467 km or 290 mi | Laibin |