Chisinau vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chisinau	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2204	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$505	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$980	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$625	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	51	100
😀 Quality of life	57	100
🏙️ Population	639K	4.84M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 65% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6080th and 745th ($892 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.7 months in Sydney. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5665th 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	$8.05	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1974	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.07	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.91	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$356	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6466	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683