Chisinau vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$482
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$3590
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
86
😀 Quality of life
57
94
🏙️ Population
639K
2.79M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 66% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6200th and 656th ($876 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th 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 1st in Canada, while ranked 5629th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$6.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$18156

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$806
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$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2332
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$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085