Chisinau vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chisinau	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2204	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$505	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$980	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$625	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	51	38
😀 Quality of life	57	86
🏙️ Population	639K	549K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 46% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6080th and 2883rd ($892 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 110th 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 1.6 months in Quebec City. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 5665th and 310th 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	$8.05	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1974	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.07	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.91	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$356	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6466	$6012

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732