Chisinau vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chisinau	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$969	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2309	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$535	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$933	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.5	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$357	$4362
😷 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 57% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5780th and 1363rd ($969 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1143rd 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 54th in the United States, while ranked 5599th and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chisinau	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.77	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.4	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$550	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1012	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.02	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.99%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2614	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1942	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.74	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.48	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.44	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.42	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.04	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$443	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6332	$24243

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$789
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$690
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$572
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$774
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$954
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$855
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$1048
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$799
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$809
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$823
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$727
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$694
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$641
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$807
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$840
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$906
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$712
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$857
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$874
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$870
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$834
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$529
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$572
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$801
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$701
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$409
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$1120
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$771
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$541
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$577
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$1041
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1119
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$896
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$464
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$725
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$716
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$722
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$995

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729