Chisinau vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chisinau	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$876	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2149	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$482	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.3	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$638	$6392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	51	80
😀 Quality of life	57	92
🏙️ Population	639K	737K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 70% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6200th and 206th ($876 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 168th 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 16th in the United States, while ranked 5629th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Seattle

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	Chisinau	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.06	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.85	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$445	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.07%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4718	$28179

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$806
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$860
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$537
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$491
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$819
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1131
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$827
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$873
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$956
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$759
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$846
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$909
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$767
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$532
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$735
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$780
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$831
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$712
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$751
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$832
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$721
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$748
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$375
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$545
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$795
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$515
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$416
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$955
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$759
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$490
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$514
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$961
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1035
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$786
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$420
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$721
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$662
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$727
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$900

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263