Chisinau vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$539
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$829
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
52
96
😀 Quality of life
62
74
🏙️ Population
567K
18.7M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 24% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5911th and 6835th ($967 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 32nd 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 Guangzhou. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 5736th and 2285th 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
$8.07
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$16938

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$796
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$826
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$686
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$561
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$807
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1049
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$871
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1042
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$806
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$841
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$864
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$792
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$704
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$635
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$773
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$869
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$950
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$740
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$910
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$916
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$873
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$534
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$584
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$831
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$574
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$414
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1150
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$777
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1062
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1132
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$926
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$795
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$737
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$758
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$999

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694