Chisinau vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$528
$1231
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$576
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$3333
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
50
😀 Quality of life
59
92
🏙️ Population
639K
1.02M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 55% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5968th and 1744th ($947 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 24th 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 Ottawa. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 6039th and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$66
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$15527

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1802
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1836
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1782
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1835
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1780
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1763
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1437
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1822
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1853
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1867
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1930
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1892
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1842
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1911
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2055
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1820
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1767
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1786
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1671
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822