Chisinau vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chisinau	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2204	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$505	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$980	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$625	$5859
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	51	100
😀 Quality of life	57	94
🏙️ Population	639K	690K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 72% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 6080th and 96th ($892 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 86th 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 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 5665th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Washington

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	Chisinau	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.05	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1974	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.07	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.91	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$356	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6466	$24653

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$780
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$829
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$502
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$517
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$782
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1062
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$825
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$840
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$876
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$725
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$812
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$863
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$637
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$555
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$650
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$727
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$786
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$676
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$837
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$741
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$709
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$400
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$729
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$533
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$433
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$938
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$722
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$483
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$929
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1002
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$796
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$454
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$758
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$663
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$696
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$867

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979