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Chisinau is an underrated city in Eastern Europe with a relatively low cost of living compared to other places in the region. While some claim prices are rising due to external factors like rent increases and utilities, you can still live affordably, with rent for a decent apartment in the center costing around 350 EUR. There are many cheap Soviet-style canteens where you can eat well for under $3.
The city is very clean and has some of the fastest internet in Europe, with many apartments offering speeds up to 1 Gbps. However, stability can sometimes be an issue, and a VPN is needed for certain websites. Mobile data speeds are also very high compared to other countries.
On the downside, the city has significant traffic congestion due to a lack of new roads since the Soviet era. Taxi services can also be unreliable, especially during peak hours. Additionally, café internet speeds are slower due to shared bandwidth, and there are very few good coffee shops, with Tucano being one of the only decent options. While the city can feel lively in the center, some people find it slightly depressing after a while.
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Guys, the internet is actually very fast because it's taken from Romania. Pretty much any apartment has at least a 100 Mbps connection and a big portion already have upwards of 300 Mbps both download and upload. Some even have a 1 Gbps connection. If you only judge by the speed you get at cafes, then obviously you won't get a fast internet since the available bandwidth is split between everyone who's connected at that time, but that's a very poor way of judging it.
My 4G connection itself gets around 85 Mbps, which is way higher than what you get in most other countries from a broadband connection!
1 year ago
I'am from Chisihau. Response for previos message("Good before..") : prices rise because natural gas price was 3Lei(0.16USD) and now is 21Lei(1.1USD). Petrol was 0.9USD now 1.3USD. Refugees from Ukraine rised rent prices.
17/10/2022 nomadlist writes that cost of living is 1900USD. Crazy. Rent good-normal (imho) flat in center is 350EUR htt ps://999 .md/ ru/78274199 + utilities + home made food from 185 to 250usd. +200 fun. Finally 800$ in winter when high utilities price!
2 years ago
Good before, pretty expensive now (there is now VAT),
Pretty chaotic but safe in the center, Taxi services are pretty bad , hard impossible to get a cab in the peak hours, Yandex taxi
Huge traffic (there is simply no new roads since soviet union),
You need VPN to access some websites, fast internet but not the most stable,
3 years ago
My main concern with Chisinau is that there is basically only one decent coffee shop in town, namely the Tucano coffee. This means you'll be drinking their lousy coffee at all times, and after a week or so the city is slightly depressing to be honest. However, there are nice affordable Soviet-style cantines all around the city, so you can eat well for less than US$3. Hostels are also OK.
6 years ago
Chisinau is an underrated city for Eastern Europe! It's similar to being a smaller version of Minsk or Kiev. Very clean, the fastest internet in Europe. It's quite poor but the city center is lively and I enjoy it quite a bit. Most younger people speak good English, you'll need some Russian in order to speak to middle-aged or older people.
7 years ago
I live in Chisinau, and the total amount of money that i spend is $500/month. I don’t know where they find this prices. Maybe they live in very expensive apartments that cost more then $800.
7 years ago
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