Calgary vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$1981
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3532
$587
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
53
51
😀 Quality of life
92
58
🏙️ Population
1.31M
639K

The cost of living in Calgary is 161% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 1526th and 6354th ($2113 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 6th in Canada and Moldova, respectively. Check Canada vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 66th and 5671st among best cities to live in the world.

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Calgary Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$6.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1165
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$944
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1559
$552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.7
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$1021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$904
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21983
$3791

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1860
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1688
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1694
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1732
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2798
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1696
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2276
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1718
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1835
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2484
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2022
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1795
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2023
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1858
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1526
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1568
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1731
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1585
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1908
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1760
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2358
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1629
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1990
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2445
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2064
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2269
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2034
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2098
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2595
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2251
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1896
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1722

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$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