Calgary vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2149
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4908
$2149
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$920
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3509
$638
😷 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 145% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 1473rd and 6200th ($2149 vs $876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 4th in Canada and Moldova, respectively. Check Canada vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 131st and 5629th 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
$16.9
$7.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.6
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$1.85
 Cappuccino
$4.28
$1.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$445
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1002
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1707
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.9
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3298
$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$1233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.8
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$4.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.4
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$984
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19196
$4718

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1914
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1727
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1701
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1723
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1577
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1709
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1785
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2523
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$2001
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2275
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2250
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1781
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2156
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1854
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2139
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2150
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2011
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2498
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1793
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1642
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1566
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1786
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1830
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1610
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1917
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1765
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1408
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2322
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1487
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1976
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2469
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2010
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2484
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1983
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2042
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2553
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2278
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2169
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1871

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900