Chisinau vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Chisinau Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$640
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1555
$2944
🏠 One person rent
$314
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$528
$1080
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$1640
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
95
😀 Quality of life
58
81
🏙️ Population
639K
17.5M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 41% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7357th and 4544th ($640 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 Shenzhen. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5584th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.22
$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$33.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$522
$1552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$850
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.26
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.79%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1302
$17933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$878
$8408
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.78
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$689
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3450
$25954

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Distance City Cost of living
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$451
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$452
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$458
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$364
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$451
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$452
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$695
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$656
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$405
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$575
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$475
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$451
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$487
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$516
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$699
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$669
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$649
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$587
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$527
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$629
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$627
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$592
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$389
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$523
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$610
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$452
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$522
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$374
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$800
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$628
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$384
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$395
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$620
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$794
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$658
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$390
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$593
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$502
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$670
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2884
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$686
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$762
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1610
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$612
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$757
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$702
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$863
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$648
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$709
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$668
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$692
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$730
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$724
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$716
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$718
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$702
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$701
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$732
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$661
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$721
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$656
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$700
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$689
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$516
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$788
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$775
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$717
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$689
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$744
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$697
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$831
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$597
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$812
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$749