3.4/5
143 reviews
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Chisinau

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internet

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expensive

fast

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center

coffee

poor

prices

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rent

cost

utilities

800

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Prices have gone up a lot lately, partly because of higher gas and rent costs after recent events.

Getting around by car can be tough with heavy traffic and few new roads, and taxis are hard to catch when it's busy.

Food is decent and portions are generous, but eating out adds up quickly.

Internet is fast if you have it at home, though public spots can be slower when crowded, and some sites need a VPN.

AI-generated summary of reviews
23 days ago

Much more expensive than here mentioned. A dinner for two people (two borsc soup, one shared plate of lamb, 4 bear was 40 EUR in a restaurant.

23 days ago

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!

3 years 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!

4 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,

4 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.

8 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.

8 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.

8 years ago

✅ Fast internet

✅ Good food

✅ Warm now

✅ Perfect humidity now

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Roads are pretty safe

✅ Freedom of speech

✅ People can speak basic English

✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)

❌ Expensive

❌ Chaotic traffic

❌ Hard to get taxis during peak hours

❌ Need VPN for some websites

❌ Not very democratic

❌ Not very safe

❌ Not much to do

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Nomads.com members really didn't like going here

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Hospitals are not that great

❌ Not safe for women

❌ Not family friendly

❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+

❌ Many people smoke tobacco

❌ High alcohol consumption

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Feels (median)

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cold

032°
freezing

337°
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1152°
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1864°
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2272°
mild

2984°
warm

2475°
warm

1864°
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1254°
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948°
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-032°
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Real (median)

337°
very cold

236°
very cold

540°
very cold

1152°
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1864°
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2272°
mild

2781°
warm

2475°
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1864°
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1254°
cool

1050°
cold

236°
very cold

Humidity

damp
83%

damp
73%

nice
68%

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69%

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70%

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64%

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59%

nice
61%

nice
65%

damp
79%

damp
84%

Most common

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Rain

dry
40mm

dry
31mm

dry
38mm

dry
49mm

rainy
56mm

rainy
73mm

rainy
68mm

dry
50mm

dry
48mm

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2mm

dry
21mm

dry
40mm

Cloud

cloudy
78%

cloudy
73%

cloudy
65%

cloudy
64%

cloudy
57%

cloudy
58%

pockets
40%

pockets
33%

cloudy
55%

pockets
44%

cloudy
69%

cloudy
85%

Sun

safe
1 UVI

safe
2 UVI

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3 UVI

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5 UVI

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6 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

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6 UVI

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4 UVI

safe
2 UVI

safe
1 UVI

Remote workers

1,029 people

825 people

1,260 people

733 people

1,286 people

1,200 people

1,620 people

1,800 people

1,050 people

840 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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Krivoy-Rog

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Kyiv

Ukraine

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Varna

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Bucharest

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Kuala Lumpur

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🌥 Feels 44° 111° 33° 92° Has AC AQI 162 😷

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Barcelona

Spain

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✈️4h

$5,115 / mo

100 Mbps

Moscow

Russia

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💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked good

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Kuta, Bali

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✈️14h

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London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 17° 63° 17° 63° AQI 28

✈️3h

$8,693 / mo

23 Mbps

Bangkok

Thailand

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 41° 106° 31° 88° Has AC AQI 51 😷

✈️10h

$1,667 / mo

32 Mbps

Istanbul

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️53min

$3,338 / mo

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Bucharest

Romania

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

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👮 Safety mediocre

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Warsaw

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👍 Liked good

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Vienna

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👍 Liked mediocre

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✈️1h

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 29° 84° 28° 82° 🥵 AQI 35

✈️1h

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Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75° AQI 37

✈️2h

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Amsterdam

Netherlands

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💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️2h

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Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 24° 75° 24° 74° AQI 33

✈️3h

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London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️3h

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Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 33° 91° 29° 84° Has AC AQI 40

✈️3h

$6,783 / mo

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Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 29° 84° 26° 79° Barely AC 🥵 AQI 19

✈️4h

$5,115 / mo

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Dubai

United Arab Emirates

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 54° 129° 40° 103° Has AC AQI 102 😷

✈️4h

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Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 41° 106° 31° 88° Has AC AQI 51 😷

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Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

🎒 Nomad Score™	3.4/5 (Rank #207) 143 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍2 liked it 👎3 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Okay
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	0% is nomad here
💵 Cost	🙂 Okay: $2,640 / mo
📡 Internet	😡 Slow: 10 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🌞 Perfect: 22°C71°F (feels 22°C72°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 59%
💨 Air quality (now)	🌱 Great: 19 US AQI
👌 Safety	Okay
👩 Safe for women	Bad
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Bad
🤮 Food safety*	Good
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Good
🎓 Education level*	Mediocre
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Resilience to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	Very poor: $139 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Okay
🚶 Walkability	Bad
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Great
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🏥 Hospitals	Bad
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Great
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Okay
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Good
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	Moldova
🗓️ Average trip length	6 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	10 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	☀️ 22°C 71°F + 😊 Comfy (59%) = feels 22°C 72°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 19 US AQI 🍃 OK
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	iTaxi
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 100 MDL in USD	USD 5.83
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	MDL 10,000 = USD 583
💳 Cashless	💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners)
🚰 Tap water	🚫 No, not drinkable
♻️ Return rate	👍11% of visitors return
📸 Visitors per year	145,000 visitors
📸 Tourists now	2,779 tourists
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	420,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$1,668 / year
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 44% 👱‍♀️ 56%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 53% 👱‍♀️ 47%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 89% 👱‍♀️ 11%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
🏠 Apartment listings	Airbnb
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Lufthansa
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Turkish Airlines

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$2,640 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$1,823 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$3,284 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$938 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$1,277 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$2,615 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$722 / month
🏠 Median home price	$52,479
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$60 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$86 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$93 / month
🍛 Dinner	$12
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$1
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$2
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$2
👩‍🏫 International school	$6,062 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$11 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$1 / trip

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