Chisinau vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Chisinau Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$640
$2154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1555
$5060
🏠 One person rent
$314
$1167
🏘️ Family rent
$528
$1817
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$553
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$288
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$3795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
58
99
🏙️ Population
639K
4.53M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 70% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7357th and 420th ($640 vs $2154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Moldova and Australia, respectively. Check Moldova vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Melbourne ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5584th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.22
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$61.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$7.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$1199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$956
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$522
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$1465
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.26
$56.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.79%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1302
$7253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$878
$6427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$3.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.78
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$9.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$4.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$1770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3450
$19362

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$451
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$452
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$458
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$364
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$451
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$452
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$695
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$656
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$405
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$575
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$475
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$451
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$487
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$516
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$699
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$669
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$649
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$587
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$527
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$629
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$627
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$592
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$389
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$523
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$610
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$452
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$522
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$374
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$800
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$628
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$384
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$395
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$620
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$794
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$658
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$390
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$593
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$502
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$670
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1747
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1613
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1510
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1660
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1654
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1940
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1561
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1598
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1659
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1764
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1696
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1105
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1659
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1381
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1557
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1175
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1615
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1650
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1441
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2217
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1563
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1607
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$1674
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1572
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1540
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1544
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$1915
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1562
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1502
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$1873
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1719
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2397
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2043
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1778
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1651
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1982
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1663
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1361