Chisinau vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chisinau	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$969	$2192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2309	$5144
🏠 One person rent	$535	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$933	$2197
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$648
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.5	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$357	$3945
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	52	56
😀 Quality of life	62	87
🏙️ Population	567K	950K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 56% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 5780th and 1499th ($969 vs $2192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1231st in Moldova and the United States, respectively. Check Moldova vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Jacksonville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 5599th and 325th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chisinau	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.77	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$97.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.4	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$5.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$550	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$1004
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1012	$2511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.02	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.99%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2614	$2350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1942	$2047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.74	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.48	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$3.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.44	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.42	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$9.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.04	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$443	$1309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6332	$11918

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$789
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$690
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$572
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$774
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$954
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$855
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$1048
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$799
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$809
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$823
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$727
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$694
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$641
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$807
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$840
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$906
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$712
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$857
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$874
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$870
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$834
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$529
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$572
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$801
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$701
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$409
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$1120
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$771
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$541
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$577
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$1041
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1119
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$896
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$464
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$725
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$716
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$722
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$995

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863