Chisinau vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$428
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
51
90
😀 Quality of life
58
73
🏙️ Population
639K
13.9M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 18% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6354th and 6886th ($810 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 104th 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 Tianjin. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 5671st and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$16123

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600