Chisinau vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$2684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$6281
🏠 One person rent
$528
$1609
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$2681
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$690
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$5052
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
51
88
😀 Quality of life
59
92
🏙️ Population
639K
653K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 65% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 5968th and 587th ($947 vs $2684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 516th 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 1.9 months in Portland. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Portland ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 6039th and 139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$7.35
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$1326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$2950
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$3.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$5.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$5.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$2.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$7.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$187
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$33.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$63.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$1740
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$19200

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2333
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2363
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2410
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2365
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2406
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2370
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2378
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2404
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2380
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2398
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2346
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2388
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2290
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2268
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2360
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2414
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2101
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2237
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2047
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2265
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2749
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1985
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2181
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2632
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2551
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2384
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2556
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2473
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1733
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2782
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2702
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2461
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2718
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2523
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2295
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1825
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2796
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2641
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2609
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2745