Chisinau vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$1383
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$3421
🏠 One person rent
$528
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$1111
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$1954
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
51
100
😀 Quality of life
59
93
🏙️ Population
639K
9.67M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 32% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 5968th and 4296th ($947 vs $1383) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Seoul. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Seoul ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 6039th and 90th 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
$8.01
$7.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$3.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$764
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$460
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$97.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$16.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$20727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$10845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$9.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$7.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$5.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$3.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$62.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$21347

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$901
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$1164
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$804
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$964
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$793
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$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
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$724
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$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
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$854
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$871
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$830
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$516
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$603
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$857
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$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
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$420
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$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
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$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
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$775
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$1134
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$1097
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$1090
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1078
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$918
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1178
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1138
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1435
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1307
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1175
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$1004
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$948
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1112
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$1098
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$1080
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1196
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1065
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$1066
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1088
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$1023
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$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1120
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1098
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1076
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$1171
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$1568
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$1079
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$1141
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$1078
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$874
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$1059
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$1110
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$1153
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$1068
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$920
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$924
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$1037
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1565
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$1020