Chisinau vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chisinau	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$969	$1835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2309	$4159
🏠 One person rent	$535	$996
🏘️ Family rent	$933	$1618
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.5	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$357	$3432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	52	64
😀 Quality of life	62	91
🏙️ Population	567K	1.01M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 47% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 5780th and 2656th ($969 vs $1835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 89th 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 1.9 months in Edmonton. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Edmonton ranked 7th in Canada, while ranked 5599th and 133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chisinau	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.77	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.4	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$5.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$550	$970
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$752
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1012	$1621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$1273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.02	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.99%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2614	$2375
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1942	$2262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.74	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.48	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$4.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.44	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.42	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$4.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$57.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.04	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$443	$776
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6332	$9664

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$789
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$690
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$572
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$774
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$954
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$855
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$1048
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$799
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$809
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$823
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$727
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$694
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$641
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$807
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$840
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$906
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$712
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$857
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$874
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$870
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$834
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$529
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$572
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$801
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$701
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$409
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$1120
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$771
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$541
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$577
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$1041
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1119
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$896
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$464
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$725
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$716
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$722
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$995

Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1874
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2095
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1927
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1771
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1974
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1633
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1749
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1953
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2307
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1739
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2180
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2135
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2427
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2505
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1703
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1787
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2100
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2091
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2411
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2505
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2523
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2295
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2100