Chisinau vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$5417
🏠 One person rent
$528
$1477
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$2341
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$612
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$3342
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
86
😀 Quality of life
59
99
🏙️ Population
639K
2.79M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 62% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5968th and 918th ($947 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Toronto. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6039th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$17676

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$921
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$670
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$546
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$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
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$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970

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$2241
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$2326
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2463
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2242
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2033
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2379
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2449
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2012
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2193
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2038
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2103
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1869
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1894
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1998
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1705
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2049
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2044
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2045
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2010
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1443
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1844
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2096
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2071
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1928
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2187
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2082
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2109
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1936
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2083
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1971
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1868
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2021
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$1683
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$2036
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$2031
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2043