Chisinau vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chisinau	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$947	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2238	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$528	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$4437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	51	82
😀 Quality of life	59	90
🏙️ Population	639K	468K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 59% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5968th and 1213th ($947 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1060th 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 60th in the United States, while ranked 6039th and 212th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chisinau	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.01	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$521	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$961	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.23	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.72%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2427	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1691	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.39	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.08	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.14	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$405	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7015	$24117

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766