Chisinau vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$2103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$4578
🏠 One person rent
$528
$1304
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$2079
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$2679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
51
73
😀 Quality of life
59
91
🏙️ Population
639K
569K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 55% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 5968th and 1725th ($947 vs $2103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd 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 1.3 months in Hamilton. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Hamilton ranked 17th in Canada, while ranked 6039th and 176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$71
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$5.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$1163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$1884
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$90.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$12302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$4675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$19470

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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
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2193
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1844
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2010
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2326
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2012
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$1998
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2033
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$2038
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2071
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1928
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1705
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2464
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1894
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2241
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1869
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2463
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2049
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$2045
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2242
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1683
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2187
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2096
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2449
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2044
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2109
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$1868
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2021
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2083
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2082
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1564
116 km or 72 mi London
$1931
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1925
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1443
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$2180
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1936
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1659