Chisinau vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chisinau	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$967	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$539	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$921	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.4	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$344	$2900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	52	38
😀 Quality of life	62	88
🏙️ Population	567K	549K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 43% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5911th and 3269th ($967 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 113th 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 28th in Canada, while ranked 5736th and 332nd 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	$8.07	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.5	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$538	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$963	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$660	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.86	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.67%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2719	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1818	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.27	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.71	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.64	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$419	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7425	$7052

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$796
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$826
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$686
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$561
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$807
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1049
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$871
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$1042
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$806
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$841
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$864
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$792
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$704
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$635
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$773
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$869
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$950
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$740
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$910
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$916
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$871
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$873
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$534
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$831
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$574
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$414
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$1150
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$777
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$546
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$599
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$1062
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1132
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$926
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$487
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$795
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$737
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$758
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$999

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934