Chisinau vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chisinau	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$876	$2345
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2149	$5568
🏠 One person rent	$482	$1324
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$2222
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.3	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$638	$4072
😷 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 63% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6200th and 1024th ($876 vs $2345) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Perth. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 5629th and 7th 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	$7.06	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.85	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$445	$1449
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$2593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$1817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.07%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$5420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$3698
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$3.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$9.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$9.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$1940
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4718	$14689

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$806
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$860
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$537
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$491
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$819
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1131
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$827
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$873
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$956
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$759
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$846
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$909
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$767
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$532
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$735
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$780
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$831
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$712
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$751
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$832
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$721
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$748
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$375
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$545
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$795
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$515
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$416
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$955
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$759
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$490
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$514
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$961
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1035
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$786
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$420
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$721
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$662
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$727
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$900

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876