Chisinau vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$4186
🏠 One person rent
$482
$677
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$1788
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$526
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$2981
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
51
100
😀 Quality of life
57
94
🏙️ Population
639K
9.67M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 40% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 6200th and 3861st ($876 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Moldova and South Korea, respectively. Check Moldova vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 2 months in Seoul. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Seoul ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 5629th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Seoul

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Chisinau Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$7.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.79
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$460
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$2513
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$1348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
5.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$21201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$11781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$47.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$9.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$9.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$38.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$7.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$6.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$21834

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$806
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$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1085
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$1038
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1005
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$936
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1074
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1084
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1127
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1087
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1068
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$1025
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$941
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1003
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$966
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$988
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1057
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1020
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$990
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$970
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1067
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$968
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$989
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1142
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1049
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1025
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$1077
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1567
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$1036
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$1053
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$1041
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$839
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$1025
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$1140
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$1222
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$1027
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$1098
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$997
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$1111
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1562
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$1043