Chisinau vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chisinau	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$947	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2238	$4213
🏠 One person rent	$528	$1012
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$1688
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$546
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$2544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	51	45
😀 Quality of life	59	89
🏙️ Population	639K	750K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 48% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 5968th and 2674th ($947 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 79th 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 Winnipeg. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 6039th and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Winnipeg

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	Chisinau	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.01	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$5.21
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$521	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$868
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$961	$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$1496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.23	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.72%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2427	$2975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1691	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$82.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.39	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.08	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$76
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.14	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$405	$956
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7015	$11646

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$884
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$921
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$670
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$546
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$901
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1164
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$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

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1320
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1884
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1663
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1786
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2130
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1687
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1974
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2033
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1637
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1929
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1714
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2357
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1456
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1675
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2265
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2422
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2678
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2386
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1693
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2528
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2330
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2307
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2305
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2306
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2302
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2289
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2380
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2221
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2714