Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Moldova

Chisinau vs. Rayong Cost of Living Summary

Chisinau is 21.7% more expensive than Rayong.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Chisinau
Groceries: pay 30.3% less in Chisinau
Transportation: pay 2.6% less in Chisinau
Housing: pay 81.9% more in Chisinau
Childcare: pay 48.0% less in Chisinau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.2% more in Chisinau
Clothing: pay 11.2% more in Chisinau

The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Chisinau are more expensive than in Rayong. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and transportation are lower in Chisinau. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Chisinau.

Planning a move to Moldova? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

Chisinau vs. Rayong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chisinau instead of Rayong, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Rayong	Chisinau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$11.22 MDL201.58	+277.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$8.70 MDL156.22	+24.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 THB17.54	$1.21 MDL21.71	+129.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 THB8.89	$0.89 MDL16.00	+233.1%
Average			+140.6%

Rayong vs. Chisinau - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 30.3% less for groceries

	Rayong	Chisinau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.47	$0.71 MDL12.77	-46.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$4.89 MDL87.82	-43.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$4.73 MDL85.03	-34.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$2.79 MDL50.06	+8.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 THB42.59	$2.36 MDL42.34	+84.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB50.25	$0.44 MDL7.87	-71.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$0.87 MDL15.68	+8.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 THB33.27	$0.94 MDL16.87	-6.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$1.01 MDL18.06	+14.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.31 MDL5.61	-60.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.25 MDL4.42	-64.4%
Average			-30.3%

Rayong vs. Chisinau - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.6% less for transportation

	Rayong	Chisinau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 THB174.04	$6.44 MDL115.64	+23.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$13.52 MDL242.90
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$29,507.41 MDL530K	-5.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$4.94 MDL88.69	-53.2%
Average			-2.6%

Rayong vs. Chisinau - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 81.9% more for housing

	Rayong	Chisinau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.88 THB395.30	$10.59 MDL190.33	-10.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$415.92 THB13,835.56	$679.74 MDL12,212.58	+63.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.08 THB9,882.54	$435.34 MDL7,821.60	+46.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.08 THB1,133.59	$185.85 MDL3,339.13	+445.4%
Average			+81.9%

Rayong vs. Chisinau - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 48.0% less for childcare

	Rayong	Chisinau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$434.06 MDL7,798.47	-23.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$5,841.67 MDL105K	-64.6%
Average			-48.0%

Rayong vs. Chisinau - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Rayong	Chisinau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.30	$2.24 MDL40.32	+25.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 THB54.35	$2.16 MDL38.87	+32.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$3.42 MDL61.48	-25.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.84 THB2,223.57	$41.67 MDL748.71	-37.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 THB222.36	$8.41 MDL151.18	+25.9%
Average			+1.2%

Rayong vs. Chisinau - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 11.2% more for clothing

	Rayong	Chisinau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$79.80 MDL1,433.71	+12.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$47.07 MDL845.61	+9.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$114.14 MDL2,050.64	+17.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$115.56 MDL2,076.23	+5.1%
Average			+11.2%

Rayong vs. Chisinau - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Rayong vs. Chisinau

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Chisinau?

More cost comparisons

Rayong vs.

Bangkok

Rayong vs.

Warsaw

Rayong vs.

Quito

Rayong vs.

Rome

Rayong vs.

Moscow

Rayong vs.

London

Rayong vs.

Beijing

Rayong vs.

Cairo

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Thailand vs. Moldova. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Thailand and Moldova.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Rayong

Add prices for Chisinau

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Chisinau or Rayong. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.