Chisinau vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$1296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$3195
🏠 One person rent
$535
$624
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$1077
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$3066
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
52
99
😀 Quality of life
62
95
🏙️ Population
567K
9.67M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 25% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 5780th and 4545th ($969 vs $1296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Moldova and South Korea, respectively. Check Moldova vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 2.4 months in Seoul. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 5599th and 16th 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
$8.77
$7.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$717
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$459
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$1281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$24031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$10129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$7.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$25.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$19916

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$789
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$760
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$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Guri
$1089
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1052
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$1029
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1031
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$868
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1152
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1094
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1455
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1313
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1090
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$943
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$894
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$1040
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1179
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1010
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$1001
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$985
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1032
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$977
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$982
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1061
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1045
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1019
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$1108
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1557
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$1033
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$1048
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$1016
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$819
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$952
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$1062
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$1128
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$917
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$852
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$865
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$993
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1562
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$971