Chisinau vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chisinau	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$967	$1878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$4262
🏠 One person rent	$539	$1038
🏘️ Family rent	$921	$1712
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$570
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.4	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$344	$3113
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	52	64
😀 Quality of life	62	90
🏙️ Population	567K	1.01M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 49% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 5911th and 2524th ($967 vs $1878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 79th in Moldova and Canada, respectively. Check Moldova vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.7 months in Edmonton. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Edmonton ranked 19th in Canada, while ranked 5736th and 193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Edmonton

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	Chisinau	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.5	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$5.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$538	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$963	$1752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$660	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.86	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.67%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2719	$2368
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1818	$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$74.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.27	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.71	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.64	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$3.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$48.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$419	$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7425	$10028

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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

Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009