Chisinau vs Daegu - Cost of Living Comparison

Chisinau Daegu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$640
$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1555
$2938
🏠 One person rent
$314
$374
🏘️ Family rent
$528
$960
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$1948
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
50
73
😀 Quality of life
58
72
🏙️ Population
639K
2.44M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 36% less expensive than in Daegu. Cities ranked 7357th and 5596th ($640 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Moldova and South Korea, respectively. Check Moldova vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.9 months in Daegu. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Daegu ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 5584th and 2025th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Daegu

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Chisinau Daegu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.22
$5.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$522
$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$94.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.26
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.79%
3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1302
$5384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$878
$5747
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.78
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$7.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$56.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$66.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3450
$19409

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$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
13 km or 8.2 mi Gyeongsan
$943
33 km or 20 mi Yeongcheon
$882
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$946
44 km or 27 mi Gumi
$948
52 km or 32 mi Gimcheon
$846
56 km or 35 mi Gyeongju
$1253
66 km or 41 mi Changwon
$998
71 km or 44 mi Yangsan
$916
71 km or 44 mi Pohang
$848
73 km or 45 mi Sangju
$979
74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
$877
74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
$1145
75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$904
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$967
79 km or 49 mi Andong
$873
88 km or 55 mi Jinju
$839
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$913
94 km or 58 mi Busan
$1088
106 km or 66 mi Yeongju
$971
113 km or 70 mi Geoje
$957
115 km or 71 mi Tongyeong
$919
121 km or 75 mi Namwon
$914
122 km or 76 mi Daejeon
$982
130 km or 81 mi Gyeryong
$916
131 km or 81 mi Jeonju
$807
131 km or 82 mi Gwangyang
$971
131 km or 82 mi Cheongju
$867
137 km or 85 mi Chungju
$1046
137 km or 85 mi Sejong
$950
141 km or 88 mi Nonsan
$1094
143 km or 89 mi Suncheon
$941
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$921
148 km or 92 mi Gongju
$949
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$947
149 km or 93 mi Taebaek
$912
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
$965
154 km or 96 mi Gimje
$947
160 km or 100 mi Asan
$950
161 km or 100 mi Jeongeup
$914
167 km or 103 mi Cheonan
$1021