Chisinau vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chisinau	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2204	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$505	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$980	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$625	$3115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	51	50
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	639K	1.02M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 57% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6080th and 1701st ($892 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 25th in Moldova and Canada, respectively. Check Moldova vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 5665th and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Ottawa

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	Chisinau	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.05	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1974	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.07	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.91	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$356	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6466	$19030

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$780
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$829
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$502
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$517
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$782
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1062
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$825
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$840
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$876
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$725
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$812
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$863
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$637
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$555
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$650
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$727
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$786
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$676
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$837
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$741
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$709
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$400
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$729
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$533
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$433
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$938
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$722
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$483
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$929
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1002
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$796
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$454
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$758
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$663
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$696
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$867

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800