Chisinau vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chisinau	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$876	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2149	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$482	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.3	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$638	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	51	99
😀 Quality of life	57	99
🏙️ Population	639K	4.84M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 69% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6200th and 312th ($876 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.6 months in Sydney. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5629th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chisinau	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.06	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.85	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$445	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.07%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4718	$18951

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$806
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754