Chisinau vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$6242
🏠 One person rent
$535
$1414
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$2478
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$607
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$4489
😷 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 62% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5780th and 829th ($969 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 5599th 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
$8.77
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$9.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$22313

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132