Chisinau vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$7082
🏠 One person rent
$428
$1895
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$3327
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$708
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$6506
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
80
😀 Quality of life
58
90
🏙️ Population
639K
737K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 73% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6354th and 145th ($810 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 120th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 5671st and 125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$8.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$177
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$29730

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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
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2507
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3118
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2157
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3262
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2728
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2463
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2758
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2837
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2651
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2549
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2750
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2827
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2663
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2585
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2597
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2604
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2830
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2652
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2733
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2461
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2585
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2402
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2546
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2500
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2576
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2451
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2470
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2210