Calgary vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$2204
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$505
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$980
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$625
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	51
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	1.31M	639K

The cost of living in Calgary is 133% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 1646th and 6080th ($2077 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 2nd in Canada and Moldova, respectively. Check Canada vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 153rd and 5665th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Chisinau

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	Calgary	Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$8.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$1075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$1974
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$7.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$6466

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$780
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$829
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$502
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$517
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$782
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1062
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$825
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$840
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$876
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$725
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$812
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$863
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$637
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$555
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$650
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$727
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$786
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$676
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$837
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$741
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$709
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$400
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$729
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$533
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$433
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$938
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$722
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$483
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$929
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1002
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$796
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$454
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$758
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$663
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$696
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$867