Chisinau vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chisinau	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$967	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$539	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$921	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.4	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$344	$4328
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	52	100
😀 Quality of life	62	100
🏙️ Population	567K	5.35M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 61% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5911th and 893rd ($967 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Moldova and Australia, respectively. Check Moldova vs Australia comparison.

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

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Prices in Chisinau vs Melbourne

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	Chisinau	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.5	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$538	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$963	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$660	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.86	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.67%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2719	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1818	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.27	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.71	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.64	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$419	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7425	$26129

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172