Chisinau vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$4837
🏠 One person rent
$428
$1276
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1943
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$586
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$2926
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
50
😀 Quality of life
58
90
🏙️ Population
639K
1.02M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 63% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6354th and 1355th ($810 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.3 months in Ottawa. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 5671st and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$5.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$21213

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1530
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2220
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1539
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1878
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1797
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1845
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1808
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1813
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1412
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1856
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1846
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1874
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1821
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1746
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1820
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1808
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1821
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1772
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1912
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1962
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1949
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2105
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1882
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1783
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1835
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1659
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874