Chisinau vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chisinau	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2204	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$505	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$980	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$625	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	51	93
😀 Quality of life	57	98
🏙️ Population	639K	2.14M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 57% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6080th and 1654th ($892 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Moldova and Australia, respectively. Check Moldova vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 5665th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Perth

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	Chisinau	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.05	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1974	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.07	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.91	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$356	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6466	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645