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Chisinau vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Chisinau is 15.1% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 89.0% more in Chisinau
Groceries: pay 2.5% less in Chisinau
Transportation: pay 10.2% more in Chisinau
Housing: pay 45.7% more in Chisinau
Childcare: pay 57.1% less in Chisinau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.3% less in Chisinau
Clothing: pay 27.9% more in Chisinau

The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, and transportation in Chisinau are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Chisinau. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Chisinau.

Chisinau vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chisinau instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 89.0% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Chisinau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.76	$8.95 MDL151.67	+112.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.72	$7.76 MDL131.44	+58.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$0.87 MDL14.80	+82.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.62 MDL10.56	+103.0%
Average			+89.0%

Beijing vs. Chisinau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5% less for groceries

	Beijing	Chisinau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$0.58 MDL9.82	-66.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.84	$5.29 MDL89.52	-29.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.99	$4.69 MDL79.49	-29.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.57	$2.64 MDL44.68	+48.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$2.55 MDL43.15	+66.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$0.40 MDL6.84	-58.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.85 MDL14.35	+10.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.85 MDL14.45	+6.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$0.95 MDL16.10	+57.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.47	$0.36 MDL6.07	+2.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.26 MDL4.45	-36.3%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 10.2% more for transportation

	Beijing	Chisinau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.80	$5.36 MDL90.83	+27.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.19	$13.97 MDL236.60	-55.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,952.02	$31,402.03 MDL531,845.90	+72.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.73	$4.48 MDL75.83	-3.2%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 45.7% more for housing

	Beijing	Chisinau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.49	$10.50 MDL177.90	-18.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,617.06	$675.28 MDL11,437.00	-27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,568.82	$492.96 MDL8,349.13	-2.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.81	$130.19 MDL2,205.03	+231.6%
Average			+45.7%

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pay 57.1% less for childcare

	Beijing	Chisinau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,028.87	$407.06 MDL6,894.21	-42.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,449.26	$6,644.14 MDL112,529.60	-71.4%
Average			-57.1%

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pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Chisinau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.94	$1.79 MDL30.33	+59.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.53	$1.85 MDL31.26	-36.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.76	$3.34 MDL56.62	-20.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥409.21	$39.44 MDL668.04	-31.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.52	$7.76 MDL131.44	-7.7%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 27.9% more for clothing

	Beijing	Chisinau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.79	$66.56 MDL1,127.31	+6.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.35	$53.80 MDL911.23	+47.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥578.34	$115.49 MDL1,956.04	+41.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.66	$122.07 MDL2,067.39	+15.7%
Average			+27.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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