Chisinau vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$428
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$838
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
51
69
😀 Quality of life
58
71
🏙️ Population
639K
10.5M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 37% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 6354th and 7769th ($810 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 350th 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 1.4 months in Dongguan. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 5671st and 2370th 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
$6.79
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.75
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$4.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$16599

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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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611