Chisinau vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$6812
🏠 One person rent
$535
$1756
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$3107
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$4188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
99
😀 Quality of life
62
100
🏙️ Population
567K
5.45M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 66% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5780th and 370th ($969 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Moldova and Australia, respectively. Check Moldova vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5599th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Sydney

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Chisinau Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$7.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$25164

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2481
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2040
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1709
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1995
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1701
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1795
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1460
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2258
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1855
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1273
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1825
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1816
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2672
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$2000
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2530
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2341
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1936
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1915
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1493
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1720
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1913
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1825
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1810
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1834
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2543
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1933
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1896
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2323
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1813
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1992
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2179
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1606
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1863