Chisinau vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chisinau	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$967	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$539	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$921	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.4	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$344	$4411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	52	82
😀 Quality of life	62	89
🏙️ Population	567K	468K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 58% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5911th and 1246th ($967 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1054th 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 Raleigh. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 5736th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Raleigh

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	Chisinau	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.5	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$538	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$963	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$660	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.86	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.67%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2719	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1818	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.27	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.71	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.64	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$419	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7425	$24650

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$796
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$826
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$686
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$561
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$807
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1049
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$871
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$1042
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$806
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$841
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$864
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$792
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$704
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$635
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$773
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$869
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$950
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$740
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$910
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$916
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$871
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$873
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$534
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$831
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$574
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$414
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$1150
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$777
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$546
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$599
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$1062
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1132
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$926
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$487
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$795
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$737
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$758
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$999

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736