Chisinau vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chisinau	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$947	$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2238	$2764
🏠 One person rent	$528	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$1449
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	51	19
😀 Quality of life	59	65
🏙️ Population	639K	678K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 14% less expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 5968th and 4961st ($947 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th in Moldova and South Korea, respectively. Check Moldova vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.3 months in Jeju Island. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Jeju Island ranked 73rd in South Korea, while ranked 6039th and 5177th 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	$8.01	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$521	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$961	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.23	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.72%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2427	$9156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1691	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.39	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$6.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$4.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$6.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.08	$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.14	$7.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$405	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7015	$20533

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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 Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1095
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1069
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$1005
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1001
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$994
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1016
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1081
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$991
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$904
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$934
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$980
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$981
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1064
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$913
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$984
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$933
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$982
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1008
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$831
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$908
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1084
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$998
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1020
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$893
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$908
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$925
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$939
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$975
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1108
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$902
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1038
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$886
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$887
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$948
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1039
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$913
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1046
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$891
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$895