Chisinau vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$528
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
51
97
😀 Quality of life
59
75
🏙️ Population
639K
18.7M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 25% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5968th and 6838th ($947 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 36th 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 months in Guangzhou. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 6039th and 2100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Guangzhou

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Chisinau Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$14783

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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
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677