Chisinau vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$2579
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$6206
🏠 One person rent
$428
$1561
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$2793
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$659
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$4648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
51
89
😀 Quality of life
58
88
🏙️ Population
639K
653K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 69% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 6354th and 564th ($810 vs $2579) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 507th 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 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Portland ranked 40th in the United States, while ranked 5671st and 175th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$7.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$3075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$4914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$3836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$5.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$5.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$167
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$29.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$19330

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2409
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2383
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2341
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2324
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2168
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2366
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2335
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2477
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2372
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2203
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2315
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2246
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2455
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2300
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2262
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2259
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$1988
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2245
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2118
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2239
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2470
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$2052
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2281
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2546
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2500
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2402
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2704
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2461
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1940
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2733
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2652
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2830
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2928
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2587
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2597
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1881
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2827
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2549
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2585
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2463