Chisinau vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Chisinau Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$640
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1555
$5264
🏠 One person rent
$314
$1436
🏘️ Family rent
$528
$2340
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$244
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$3258
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
84
😀 Quality of life
58
93
🏙️ Population
639K
2.73M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 73% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 7357th and 269th ($640 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 Toronto. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Toronto ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 5584th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.22
$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$65.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$5.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$1511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$1256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$522
$2615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$2059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$75.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.26
$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.79%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1302
$9366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$878
$7395
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$116
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.78
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$57.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$1156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3450
$19602

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$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
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2301
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2167
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2078
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2030
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2167
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2266
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$1682
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1588
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2090
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1682
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1760
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$1925
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2319
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1755
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1431
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1823
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1698
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2013
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2007
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2014
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$1918
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1418
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1793
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2008
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$1649
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1892
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$1805
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2021
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2012
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2013
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1753
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2019
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1797
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2007
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2019
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1728
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2024
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2021
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2020