Chisinau vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$4795
🏠 One person rent
$535
$1248
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$3638
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
49
😀 Quality of life
62
91
🏙️ Population
567K
1.02M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 54% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5780th and 1688th ($969 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 5599th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$5.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$17263

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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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1839
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2189
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1674
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1848
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1864
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1914
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1903
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1451
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1929
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1917
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1905
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1852
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1816
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1863
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1828
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1901
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1921
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1874
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1937
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2051
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1861
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1817
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1829
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1702
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875