Chisinau vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chisinau	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$947	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2238	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$528	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$4354
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	51	74
😀 Quality of life	59	90
🏙️ Population	639K	459K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 61% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5968th and 1045th ($947 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 916th 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 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Virginia Beach ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 6039th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Virginia Beach

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	Chisinau	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.01	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$521	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$961	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.23	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.72%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2427	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1691	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.39	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.08	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.14	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$405	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7015	$16163

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$884
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$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

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710