Chisinau vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Chisinau Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$640
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1555
$5724
🏠 One person rent
$314
$1398
🏘️ Family rent
$528
$2501
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$328
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$4423
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
99
😀 Quality of life
58
99
🏙️ Population
639K
4.84M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 73% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7357th and 240th ($640 vs $2397) 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 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.8 months in Sydney. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Sydney ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5584th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.22
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$9.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$6.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$522
$3209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$2081
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$95.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.26
$48.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.79%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1302
$14615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$878
$8814
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$3.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.78
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$4.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$5.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$2.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$4.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$60.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$77.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$1731
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3450
$16443

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37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$451
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$452
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$458
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$364
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$451
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$452
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$695
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$656
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$405
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$575
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$475
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$451
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$487
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$516
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$699
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$669
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$649
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$587
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$527
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$629
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$627
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$592
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$389
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$523
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$610
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$452
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$522
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$374
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$800
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$628
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$384
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$395
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$620
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$794
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$658
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$390
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$593
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$502
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$670
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2043
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$1873
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1719
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1562
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1544
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1540
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1607
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1572
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2217
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1502
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1982
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1663
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1361
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1650
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1381
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2193
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1659
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2109
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$1652
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1659
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1561
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1105
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1621
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1510
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1695
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1598
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1747
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2154
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1660
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1940
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1654
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2280
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1613
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1661
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1764
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1696
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1663