Chisinau vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$428
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
51
97
😀 Quality of life
58
75
🏙️ Population
639K
18.7M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 9% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6354th and 6607th ($810 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5671st and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.16
🍾 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
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$18235

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620