Chisinau vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$482
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
51
97
😀 Quality of life
57
75
🏙️ Population
639K
18.7M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 15% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6200th and 6602nd ($876 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 49th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5629th and 1036th 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
$7.06
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$15919

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671