Calgary vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$967
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$2283
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$539
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$921
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$37.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$344
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	52
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	1.31M	567K

The cost of living in Calgary is 119% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 1716th and 5911th ($2118 vs $967) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th 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 0.4 months in Chisinau. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 209th and 5736th 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	$17	$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$8.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$373
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$963
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	8.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$2719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$1818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$5.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$7425

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$796
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$826
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$686
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$561
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$807
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1049
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$871
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$1042
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$806
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$841
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$864
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$792
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$704
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$635
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$773
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$869
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$950
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$740
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$910
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$916
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$871
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$873
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$534
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$831
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$574
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$414
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$1150
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$777
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$546
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$599
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$1062
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1132
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$926
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$487
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$795
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$737
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$758
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$999