Chisinau vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$528
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
51
69
😀 Quality of life
59
72
🏙️ Population
639K
10.5M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 43% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5968th and 7341st ($947 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 78th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 6039th and 3389th 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
$8.01
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$21416

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$884
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598