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Nomad List| 🏆 Nomad Score™ | 209 reviews |
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| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
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| 🌍 Region | Europe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚩 Country | Moldova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 4 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 12 Mbps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛅️ Weather | 🌥 6°C 42°F + 💦 Humid (68%) + 💨 15km/h = Feels like 3°C 37°F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 37 US AQI equal to 🚬 / day | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚕 Best taxi app | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Unite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💸 100 MDL in USD | USD 5.65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: MDL 10,000 | USD 565 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💳 Cashless society | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ♻️ Return rate | 11% of visitors return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 670,000 people | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 👫 Gender ratio | 👨 44% 👱♀️ 56% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Lufthansa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Turkish Airlines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| non-schengenno-beachcoldcold nowclean airgood air qualityfast internetcheap cost of livinghigh humiditymany womenfriendly peopleadult nightlife | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💵 Nomad Cost™ | $1,241 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $745 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,341 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $383 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $282 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $68 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $1,010 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $47 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (82 listings) | $1,241 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $41 / night |
| 🍝 Dinner | $3 |
| 🍹 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $1 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $1 |
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My main concern with Chisinau is that there is basically only one decent coffee shop in town, namely
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 3° 37° 6° 42°AQI 37🚕0min$1,244 / mo12MbpsIt's a nice city on the whole. In summertime you get a lot of tourists from Ukraine, and also other
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ✈️12min$1,196 / mo40MbpsLots of cafes with English-speaking staff and great Wi-Fi. Very close to Sibiu and Bucharest, but al
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🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 8° 46° 9° 48°AQI 44✈️25min$1,402 / mo32MbpsEveryone here walks day and night, so it never feels very unsafe. Even women walk at night, even th
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -1° 30° 3° 37°AQI 49✈️28min$890 / mo20MbpsI lived here 3 months during summer and it was amazing. The weather is beautiful, 2 hours away from
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 9° 48° 9° 47°AQI 76😷✈️29min$1,535 / mo53MbpsSpent a month here. Too small, but welcoming young people.
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🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -2° 28° 2° 35°AQI 47✈️32min$1,790 / mo28MbpsIt's the kind of city where I'd stay and build a life if I wasn't a nomad. There are many nice bars
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 1° 34° 3° 38°AQI 59✈️32min$1,524 / mo36MbpsI would disagree on the safety level of this city. Living there for 8 months now I'd say from my exp
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 13° 55° 14° 58°AQI 80😷✈️3h$2,971 / mo37MbpsEven during Winter Kiev is quite amazing. Although the capital is getting more and more expensive, b
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -2° 28° 2° 35°AQI 47✈️32min$1,790 / mo28MbpsI lived here 3 months during summer and it was amazing. The weather is beautiful, 2 hours away from
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 9° 48° 9° 47°AQI 76😷✈️29min$1,535 / mo53MbpsSpent a month in Belarus this July - we have some good friends there we work with so it was an excel
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌫 Feels -2° 28° 2° 35°AQI 70✈️1h$1,099 / mo30MbpsI'm there 5 month already, I love this city ! great and honest people great atmosphere and very chea
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 2° 36° 4° 39°AQI 93😷✈️1h$1,911 / mo30MbpsI spent one year in Istanbul and it's absolutely amazing. The city is really safe, I went back home
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 5° 41° 7° 45°AQI 88😷✈️53min$1,267 / mo11MbpsBeen there in January. Like Schonbrunn more than the old center of VIENNA. Honestly, I wouldn't go t
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 4° 39° 5° 40°AQI 68✈️1h$2,679 / mo39MbpsDoesn't matter what you're interested in, Saint Petersburg has it. It's the largest "small" city in
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels -4° 25° 0° 32°AQI 95😷✈️2h$1,589 / mo13MbpsBeen there recently. Little city with some Istanbulish appearences in the Old Town + it's really che
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 8° 46° 8° 47°AQI 151😷✈️1h$1,191 / mo10MbpsThe center around Rynok Square was awesome with scenic views, street performers, interesting and cre
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -1° 30° 2° 35°AQI 93😷✈️38min$1,162 / mo23MbpsI lived here 3 months during summer and it was amazing. The weather is beautiful, 2 hours away from
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 9° 48° 9° 47°AQI 76😷✈️29min$1,535 / mo🌇 Also went here19 peopleEven during Winter Kiev is quite amazing. Although the capital is getting more and more expensive, b
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -2° 28° 2° 35°AQI 47✈️32min$1,790 / mo🌇 Also went here17 peopleI spent one year in Istanbul and it's absolutely amazing. The city is really safe, I went back home
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 5° 41° 7° 45°AQI 88😷✈️53min$1,267 / mo🌇 Also went here19 peopleMy girlfriend an I were here for 40 days for christmas, today we are leaving and our strongest sensa
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🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 2° 36° 4° 39°AQI 93😷✈️1h$1,911 / mo🌇 Also went here24 peopleBeen there in January. Like Schonbrunn more than the old center of VIENNA. Honestly, I wouldn't go t
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 4° 39° 5° 40°AQI 68✈️1h$2,679 / mo🌇 Also went here21 peopleBeen there twice. I love Prague
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 4° 39° 4° 40°AQI 72✈️1h$1,954 / mo🌇 Also went here19 peopleBeen living in Berlin for a couple of months. Not worth it anymore. Cold, gray, sad, more expensive
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌫 Feels 4° 39° 5° 40°AQI 60✈️2h$2,789 / mo🌇 Also went here18 peopleOne giant tourist trap. Giant hordes of rich Europeans vacationing with their parents credit cards.
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 7° 45° 7° 45°AQI 61✈️2h$5,035 / mo🌇 Also went here22 peopleI have been living in London for over 2 years as a student. It's ridiculously expensive. However, th
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 9° 48° 9° 48°AQI 88😷✈️3h$3,986 / mo🌇 Also went here25 peopleI would disagree on the safety level of this city. Living there for 8 months now I'd say from my exp
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 13° 55° 14° 58°AQI 80😷✈️3h$2,971 / mo🌇 Also went here25 peopleI really enjoyed staying in Madrid. Reasonable coast of life, plenty of things to see/do and deliiii
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 12° 54° 12° 53°AQI 96😷✈️4h$3,162 / mo🌇 Also went here15 peopleNew York feels like home - a really expensive home that is, but home!
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 7° 45° 7° 44°AQI 103😷✈️10h$5,206 / mo🌇 Also went here24 peopleEasiest subway system to master. Everyone lives within 10 minutes walking of a major greenspace. 90
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 44° 111° 32° 89°🥵AQI 73✈️12h$2,908 / mo🌇 Also went here21 people✅ Affordable to live
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Freedom of speech
✅ People can speak basic English
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Humid now
❌ Not many nomads go here
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are not great
❌ Not very democratic
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Hostile towards LGBT
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
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