Chisinau vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chisinau	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$947	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2238	$5590
🏠 One person rent	$528	$1286
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$2187
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$4060
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	51	100
😀 Quality of life	59	100
🏙️ Population	639K	5.35M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 59% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5968th and 1249th ($947 vs $2308) 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 1.8 months in Melbourne. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6039th 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	$8.01	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$521	$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$961	$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.23	$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.72%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2427	$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1691	$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.39	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.08	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.14	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$72
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$405	$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7015	$22799

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Cities near Chisinau

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

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988