Chisinau - Post Report Question and Answers
What is your housing like? What are typical housing sizes, locations, and commute times for expatriates?
Large 3 bedroom house with a yard. Commute is a 25 minute walk or 10 minute bike ride through the park. I haven’t driven due to traffic, but it takes about 20 minutes. - Sep 2023
We're living in a large comfortable house in a nice neighborhood. Western-style housing is widely available, with a mix including houses, town houses and apartments. I've heard US diplomat housing is mostly around the downtown and "Telecentru" area. The quality of housing varies, so if you're house-hunting, use a reputable realtor and do your homework. There is no shortage of decent quality housing, much of it in, or near, the downtown area. - Apr 2019
Mostly houses, a few apartments for single people but many singles live in big houses too. There are two areas for housing, one is close to the embassy (7 minutes by car) and the other one is further away but still not far (about 15 minutes max). The houses are usually pretty big and nice. Neighborhoods are quiet as is the whole city anyway. - Feb 2014
Most of the embassy community live in the "Beverly Hills" of the city, while others can be spread out as far as a 15 minute drive. Traffic is much worse in the spring and summer since most Moldovans tend to store their cars for the winter. Public transportation is cheap, affordable, plentiful, and usually reliable. - Aug 2011
For U.S. employees, staff with families typically get houses in neighborhoods bordering downtown. Single staff and couples are often put into nice apartments. Commute times can be as short as 10 minutes by car. Some staff walk to an from work. - May 2010
Big, but oddly designed houses and apartments that are nice but in the middle of nowhere. If possible, try to push for a house. - Mar 2010
