Chisinau vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$1823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$4109
🏠 One person rent
$528
$1004
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$1648
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$2739
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
51
63
😀 Quality of life
59
91
🏙️ Population
639K
1.01M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 48% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 5968th and 2644th ($947 vs $1823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 74th 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 1.5 months in Edmonton. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Edmonton ranked 16th in Canada, while ranked 6039th and 171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$56.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$784
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$1651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$1356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
5.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$2399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$2239
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$71.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$4.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$8796

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1648
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1730
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1782
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2079
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1773
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1887
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1854
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1632
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1544
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1817
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1478
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1748
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$1949
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1618
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1759
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2617
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1486
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$1973
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2366
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2343
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1675
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2231
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2228
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$2111
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2414
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1842
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2490
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1987
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1765
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2488
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1913
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$1952
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2297
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2412
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2379
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2457
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2443
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2325
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$2001