Chisinau vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chisinau	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$876	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2149	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$482	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.3	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$638	$2544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	51	39
😀 Quality of life	57	86
🏙️ Population	639K	549K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 51% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6200th and 2544th ($876 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 95th 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 1.4 months in Quebec City. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 5629th and 316th 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	$7.06	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.85	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$445	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.07%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4718	$6253

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751