Chisinau vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$535
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
52
96
😀 Quality of life
62
77
🏙️ Population
567K
18.7M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 24% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5780th and 6854th ($969 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5599th and 1149th 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
$8.77
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$19408

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$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711