Is Moldova a good place to live for remote workers?

Moldova scores 83/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 208.7 Mbps, safety 85, healthcare 71, air quality 91; English not scored) — rank 29 of 167.

How fast is the internet in Moldova?

Median fixed broadband is around 208.7 Mbps.

What does $3,000/month get you in Moldova?

Single-person essentials run about $855/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (3.5× essentials).

Livability · rank 29/167

Is 🇲🇩 Moldova (Chisinau) a good place to live?

Quality score 83/100 against essentials of $855/month.

The five metrics

Internet 83 208.7 Mbps median broadband, 77.4% online

Safety 85 2.5 homicides/100k (2023)

Healthcare 71 UHC service coverage 71/100 (2023)

Air quality 91 PM2.5 9.2 µg/m³ (2023)

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: middling; World Bank WGI estimate -0.16 · corruption control -0.29 · stability -0.34 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $9.33 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $5.41/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($855)	Verdict
$2,000	2.3×	very comfortable
$3,000	3.5×	like royalty
$5,000	5.9×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

Similar value-for-money

🇷🇴 Romania — quality 89.3, essentials $918/mo
🇷🇼 Rwanda — quality 48.8, essentials $512/mo
🇲🇰 North Macedonia — quality 65.9, essentials $669/mo
🇧🇮 Burundi — quality 45.4, essentials $478/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Moldova a good place to live for remote workers?: Moldova scores 83/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 208.7 Mbps, safety 85, healthcare 71, air quality 91; English not scored) — rank 29 of 167.
How fast is the internet in Moldova?: Median fixed broadband is around 208.7 Mbps.
What does $3,000/month get you in Moldova?: Single-person essentials run about $855/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (3.5× essentials).