Chisinau vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$7446
🏠 One person rent
$528
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$3407
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$810
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$6556
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
80
😀 Quality of life
59
93
🏙️ Population
639K
737K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 70% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5968th and 125th ($947 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 92nd 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 6039th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$8.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$29883

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$884
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2652
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2723
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2552
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3269
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2674
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2745
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2730
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2812
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2669
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2741
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2641
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2525
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2796
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2655
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2523
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2609
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2632
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2295
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2649
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2461
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2702
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2782
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2473
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2603
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2384
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2632
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2551
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2644
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
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$2480
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2749
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2114