Chisinau vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$1732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$3831
🏠 One person rent
$428
$950
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1492
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$521
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$3155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
51
63
😀 Quality of life
58
92
🏙️ Population
639K
1.01M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 53% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 6354th and 2554th ($810 vs $1732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 96th in Moldova and Canada, respectively. Check Moldova vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.8 months in Edmonton. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Edmonton ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 5671st and 77th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$54.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$8.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$5.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$718
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$1452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$1166
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$59.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$3053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$60.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$80.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$638
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$7157

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1694
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1688
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2113
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1860
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1722
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1675
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1858
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1629
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1835
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$1696
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1424
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1718
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2798
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$2484
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2276
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1526
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2022
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$1795
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2445
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1760
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2023
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1990
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1526
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2595
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1568
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$2034
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2407
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2595
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2529
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2564
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2251
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2329
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$1908