Chisinau vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chisinau	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$969	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2309	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$535	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$933	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.5	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$357	$2878
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	52	38
😀 Quality of life	62	87
🏙️ Population	567K	574K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 41% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5780th and 3402nd ($969 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 116th 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 1.7 months in Quebec City. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 5599th and 327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Quebec City

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	Chisinau	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.77	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.4	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$550	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1012	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.02	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.99%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2614	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1942	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.74	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.48	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.44	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.42	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.04	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$443	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6332	$8149

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$789
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$690
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$572
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$774
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$954
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$855
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$1048
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$799
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$809
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$823
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$727
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$694
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$641
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$807
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$840
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$906
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$712
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$857
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$874
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$870
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$834
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$529
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$572
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$801
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$701
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$409
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$1120
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$771
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$541
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$577
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$1041
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1119
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$896
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$464
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$725
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$716
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$722
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$995

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913