Chisinau vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chisinau	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$876	$1165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2149	$3279
🏠 One person rent	$482	$533
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$1254
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.3	$76.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$638	$1907
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	51	19
😀 Quality of life	57	62
🏙️ Population	639K	678K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 25% less expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 6200th and 4690th ($876 vs $1165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th 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 1.6 months in Jeju Island. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Jeju Island ranked 68th in South Korea, while ranked 5629th and 4818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Jeju Island

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	Chisinau	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.06	$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.85	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$445	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$875
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$1043
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.07%	3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$4369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$2882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$45.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$7.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$35.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$5.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$31.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$7.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$70.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4718	$24282

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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 Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1148
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1157
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$960
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1040
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$981
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1027
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1178
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$999
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$948
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$931
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$1005
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$893
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$1008
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$980
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$968
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1002
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$915
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$968
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1083
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$980
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1007
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$927
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$970
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$985
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$985
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$901
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1122
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$971
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$992
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$907
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$908
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$944
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$973
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$994
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1084
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$919
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$969