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Cost of Living in Cahul

This page summarises typical cost of living in Cahul, Moldova, expressed in MDL. A single person can expect to budget around 11,400 MDL per month before rent-driven variation, with an affordability score of 73/100 (higher means more affordable). On that scale Cahul is moderate relative to other cities in the dataset. These are deterministic planning estimates derived from a country cost baseline adjusted for the city's affordability and size — they are not live market prices, not a ranking, and should be verified against current local sources before relocation or travel decisions.

Single / month
11,400 MDL
Affordability
73/100

Overview

This page summarises typical cost of living in Cahul, Moldova, expressed in MDL. A single person can expect to budget around 11,400 MDL per month before rent-driven variation, with an affordability score of 73/100 (higher means more affordable). On that scale Cahul is moderate relative to other cities in the dataset. These are deterministic planning estimates derived from a country cost baseline adjusted for the city's affordability and size — they are not live market prices, not a ranking, and should be verified against current local sources before relocation or travel decisions.

Currency: MDL. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16.

Monthly budget

Indicative total monthly spending by household type, before housing-market variation.

Monthly budget

  • Single person11,400 MDL
  • Couple19,400 MDL
  • Family29,100 MDL

Housing costs

Typical monthly rent by dwelling size.

Housing costs

  • Studio4,490 MDL
  • One-bedroom6,070 MDL
  • Three-bedroom11,200 MDL

Food costs

Everyday food and drink reference prices.

Food costs

  • Restaurant meal100 MDL
  • Coffee23 MDL

Transport costs

Public transport reference price.

Transport costs

  • Monthly transit pass393 MDL

Affordability score

A 0–100 comparison score; higher means more affordable. Mirrors the affordability dimension used across the platform's rankings.

Affordability score

Cahul has an affordability score of 73/100, which places it in the moderate range relative to other indexed cities. Because every city profile uses the same scale, this score is the most reliable cross-city comparison — local-currency totals above are not directly comparable between countries.

Cost comparison summary

Neutral, source-grounded comparison with related cities. Not a ranking and not a recommendation.

Cost comparison summary

In Cahul a single-person monthly budget is around 11,400 MDL and a one-bedroom rent around 6,070 MDL. Use the affordability score (73/100) to compare across countries, since amounts are shown in each city's local currency.

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