Chisinau vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chisinau	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$967	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$539	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$921	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.4	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$344	$3005
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	52	100
😀 Quality of life	62	96
🏙️ Population	567K	1.8M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 50% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5911th and 2284th ($967 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 58th 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 1.6 months in Montreal. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 5736th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Montreal

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	Chisinau	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.5	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$538	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$963	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$660	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.86	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.67%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2719	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1818	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.27	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.71	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.64	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$419	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7425	$5550

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805