CITY / CITYComparación de ciudades verificada
Chișinăuvs.Tbilisi.
Tbilisi sale mejor en 3 de 8 datos principales; Chișinău, en 2. Cost of living (single, excl. rent): Chișinău $283/mo, Tbilisi $220/mo. Freelancer tax burden: Chișinău 7%, Tbilisi 1%. Climate comfort: Chișinău 5/12 mo, Tbilisi 4/12 mo.
Verificado
14 criterios comparados · 31 fuentes · los datos de país aparecen marcados como heredados
md / ge · SettleMetric
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Las diferencias clave
Las cifras clave cara a cara, con el lado más fuerte señalado. La puntuación global es decorativa; lo que importa es qué datos encajan contigo.
Resultado principal
Tbilisi va por delante en 3 de 8
Chișinău
2
Tbilisi
3
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2025
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Método
- NBS Household Budget Survey: average consumption expenditure = 4,995.5 lei per person per month in 2025 (+13.3% vs 2024). Converted at 17.6457 MDL/USD (BNM 2026-07-02) → $283. Utilities are kept in the basket (consistent with the Romania/Czechia peer method); pure rent is excluded — Moldova's HBS does not separately publish actual rentals and homeownership is very high (~95%+, post-Soviet privatization), so paid rent is a minor, non-separable component.
- Notas
- National all-households per-capita basis (same low-reading basis as peers). One of the cheapest countries in Europe. Chișinău runs above the national average.
Geostat — Households Expenditures survey 2025
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2025
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Método
- Geostat 2025 average per-capita monthly consumption (603 GEL) split by the survey's COICOP category shares, with the imputed-housing portion removed, converted at 2.6431 GEL/USD (NBG 2026-07-02). Categories sum to this figure. Geostat has no clean single-person-excl-rent basket, so treat as a curated estimate.
SettleMetric tax engine over official rules (Moldova IT Park single 7% tax, Law on IT Parks 77/2016)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 ene 2026
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Método
- Best eligible scheme at €60,000 (~1,206,858 MDL) = Moldova IT Park (scheme md-it-park): 7% single tax on turnover = 84,480 MDL, above the per-employee minimum (30% of the 2026 forecast average wage 17,400 MDL → 62,640 MDL/yr). Burden 7.0% — the single tax already covers income tax, social and health contributions. Outside the IT Park a standard SRL runs ~17.3% (12% + 6% dividend).
SettleMetric tax engine over Tax Code (Small Business Status)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 ene 2026
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Método
- Best eligible scheme ge-small-business-1pct at €60,000 = 180,738 GEL (NBG 3.0123 GEL/EUR), below the 500,000 GEL threshold → 1% turnover tax = 1,807 GEL, no mandatory social/pension. Effective burden ≈ 1.0%.
World Bank / UNODC — intentional homicides per 100,000 (Moldova, VC.IHR.PSRC.P5)
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2023
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Notas
- UNODC series via the World Bank: 2.54 in 2023 (latest), down from 2.47 (2022) and 2.18 (2021), and from ~10 per 100k in 2000. Moldova is not in the Eurostat EU crime set, so the UNODC/World Bank series is used. Moderate by regional standards and falling.
UNODC (via World Bank mirror) — intentional homicide, Georgia
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2019
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Notas
- 2019 is the latest year UNODC publishes for Georgia. Low by global standards (world average ≈ 5.8); Georgia is widely regarded as very safe for residents. No city-level series is published.
SettleMetric computation over climate-normals (Chisinau WMO 33815)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2020
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Método
- Months with mean daily max 15–28°C and precipitation < 150mm: Apr (16.5), May (22.4), Jun (26.2), Sep (22.4), Oct (15.5) = 5. Jul (28.5) and Aug (28.3) just exceed the 28°C ceiling; every month is well under the 150mm cap (wettest Jul at 67mm). Continental climate — cold winters, warm summers.
SettleMetric computation over climate-normals
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2020
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Método
- Months with mean daily max 15–28°C and precip < 150mm: Apr, May, Sep, Oct = 4. June (28.7°C) and Jul–Aug (~32°C) are too hot.
M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Moldova
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2023
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Método
- Median of the 343 daily country-median download values for MD in 2023 = 30.09 Mbps (15,538 download tests; M-Lab files Moldova under the EU/MD path). M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below real line speeds — Chișinău has very fast, cheap fibre (100–1000 Mbps plans common) — comparable only within this criterion. 2023 is the latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API.
- Notas
- Moldova (especially Chișinău) is known for fast, inexpensive fibre; the M-Lab single-stream median is used only for cross-country comparability on one consistent method.
M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Georgia
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2023
- Verificado
- 4 jul 2026
- Método
- Median of 343 daily country medians (download_MED), 47,852 download tests (2023 — latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API; the 2024 file is only Jan–Mar, and 2025/2026 are not yet published). Georgia sits under continent code AS in M-Lab.
- Notas
- M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below Ookla-style figures — comparable only within this criterion. Cross-check: the World Bank's July-2024 median of ~20 Mbps (Ookla-derived, so not citable here) is consistent with this once the M-Lab-reads-low offset is accounted for. Speeds are trending up (~10%/yr: M-Lab yearly medians ran 9.7 in 2020 → 15.8 in 2023), so multi-year pooling would understate current speed; the latest full year is used instead. GNCC/comcom.ge publishes operator quality-of-service measurements (e.g. Magticom fixed ~56 Mb/s advertised-tier average, 2025/26) but no national measured median, and its own speed commentary relies on the same Ookla data we can't redistribute.
EF EPI 2025 — Moldova (score 531, rank 43/123, Moderate band)
Estudio
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 nov 2025
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Notas
- Own band informed by EF EPI 2025 (attribution: EF Education First): Moldova score 531, rank 43/123 — 'Moderate' band (cutoffs 500–549), above the global average (488). Romanian and Russian dominate daily life; English is workable among younger and urban/tech workers, thinner in public offices and rural areas.
EF EPI 2025 (score 541, rank 35/123 — High band)
Estudio
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 nov 2025
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Notas
- Own band informed by EF EPI (attribution: EF Education First). English is workable in Tbilisi/Batumi tourism and the younger service sector; less so in government and older generations. Russian remains widely understood.
Georgian insurers (Ardi, GPI, Imedi L) — comprehensive-tier plans
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 3 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Método
- Midpoint of comprehensive local plans: Ardi Medi Premium from ~$340/yr up to market comprehensive ~$795/yr (converted at 2.6431 GEL/USD). Expat international plans run higher ($1,000–2,000/yr).
- Notas
- Georgian insurers quote by callback rather than public age-rated engines, so this is a curated market midpoint for local comprehensive cover, not a bound quote.
IQAir 2024 World Air Quality Report
Estudio
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2024
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Notas
- Attribution: IQAir (aggregator of ground stations + validated sensors). About 3× the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³); within the current EU limit (25). Georgia's official NEA portal publishes only real-time readings, not an annual mean.
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Informática remota / autónomo
Contrato o trabajo por cuenta propia en tecnología, facturando a clientes de fuera.
Tbilisi encaja mejor: 2 de 5
SettleMetric tax engine over official rules (Moldova IT Park single 7% tax, Law on IT Parks 77/2016)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 ene 2026
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Método
- Best eligible scheme at €60,000 (~1,206,858 MDL) = Moldova IT Park (scheme md-it-park): 7% single tax on turnover = 84,480 MDL, above the per-employee minimum (30% of the 2026 forecast average wage 17,400 MDL → 62,640 MDL/yr). Burden 7.0% — the single tax already covers income tax, social and health contributions. Outside the IT Park a standard SRL runs ~17.3% (12% + 6% dividend).
SettleMetric tax engine over Tax Code (Small Business Status)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 ene 2026
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Método
- Best eligible scheme ge-small-business-1pct at €60,000 = 180,738 GEL (NBG 3.0123 GEL/EUR), below the 500,000 GEL threshold → 1% turnover tax = 1,807 GEL, no mandatory social/pension. Effective burden ≈ 1.0%.
M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Moldova
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2023
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Método
- Median of the 343 daily country-median download values for MD in 2023 = 30.09 Mbps (15,538 download tests; M-Lab files Moldova under the EU/MD path). M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below real line speeds — Chișinău has very fast, cheap fibre (100–1000 Mbps plans common) — comparable only within this criterion. 2023 is the latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API.
- Notas
- Moldova (especially Chișinău) is known for fast, inexpensive fibre; the M-Lab single-stream median is used only for cross-country comparability on one consistent method.
M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Georgia
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2023
- Verificado
- 4 jul 2026
- Método
- Median of 343 daily country medians (download_MED), 47,852 download tests (2023 — latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API; the 2024 file is only Jan–Mar, and 2025/2026 are not yet published). Georgia sits under continent code AS in M-Lab.
- Notas
- M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below Ookla-style figures — comparable only within this criterion. Cross-check: the World Bank's July-2024 median of ~20 Mbps (Ookla-derived, so not citable here) is consistent with this once the M-Lab-reads-low offset is accounted for. Speeds are trending up (~10%/yr: M-Lab yearly medians ran 9.7 in 2020 → 15.8 in 2023), so multi-year pooling would understate current speed; the latest full year is used instead. GNCC/comcom.ge publishes operator quality-of-service measurements (e.g. Magticom fixed ~56 Mb/s advertised-tier average, 2025/26) but no national measured median, and its own speed commentary relies on the same Ookla data we can't redistribute.
EF EPI 2025 — Moldova (score 531, rank 43/123, Moderate band)
Estudio
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 nov 2025
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Notas
- Own band informed by EF EPI 2025 (attribution: EF Education First): Moldova score 531, rank 43/123 — 'Moderate' band (cutoffs 500–549), above the global average (488). Romanian and Russian dominate daily life; English is workable among younger and urban/tech workers, thinner in public offices and rural areas.
EF EPI 2025 (score 541, rank 35/123 — High band)
Estudio
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 nov 2025
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Notas
- Own band informed by EF EPI (attribution: EF Education First). English is workable in Tbilisi/Batumi tourism and the younger service sector; less so in government and older generations. Russian remains widely understood.
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2025
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Método
- NBS Household Budget Survey: average consumption expenditure = 4,995.5 lei per person per month in 2025 (+13.3% vs 2024). Converted at 17.6457 MDL/USD (BNM 2026-07-02) → $283. Utilities are kept in the basket (consistent with the Romania/Czechia peer method); pure rent is excluded — Moldova's HBS does not separately publish actual rentals and homeownership is very high (~95%+, post-Soviet privatization), so paid rent is a minor, non-separable component.
- Notas
- National all-households per-capita basis (same low-reading basis as peers). One of the cheapest countries in Europe. Chișinău runs above the national average.
Geostat — Households Expenditures survey 2025
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2025
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Método
- Geostat 2025 average per-capita monthly consumption (603 GEL) split by the survey's COICOP category shares, with the imputed-housing portion removed, converted at 2.6431 GEL/USD (NBG 2026-07-02). Categories sum to this figure. Geostat has no clean single-person-excl-rent basket, so treat as a curated estimate.
Poșta Moldovei + Nova Post (Posterminal lockers; Nova Post ~4M shipments in 2024)
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- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2025
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Método
- Poșta Moldovei (national postal operator) offers nationwide delivery and 24/7 'Posterminal' parcel lockers; Nova Post (Ukrainian) is expanding fast — ~4M shipments in 2024 (+237% YoY) with a growing locker/PUDO network; Sameday easybox and DHL/UPS operate. Cash-on-delivery is standard. Solid and improving, but locker density and rural coverage are below the top EU tier and concentrated in Chișinău → 'good' rather than 'excellent'.
Georgian Post + courier service pages (composite)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 3 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Método
- Georgian Post ~500 branches nationwide (1–3 day domestic parcels, some lockers/pickup points); Wolt Drive and Glovo last-mile in Tbilisi/Batumi; DHL/FedEx/UPS present. Dense and reliable in cities; locker density and nationwide same-day coverage thinner than EU leaders → good, not excellent.
Familia
Mudarse con pareja e hijos en edad escolar.
Tbilisi encaja mejor: 3 de 5
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 14 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Método
- Verified floor of 2, each checked against a named accreditor: (1) QSI International School of Chișinău — accredited by the Middle States Association (MSA) since 2000 (American curriculum, offers AP; not IB); (2) Heritage International School — registered Cambridge school with Cambridge Assessment International Education (Moldova's first and only Cambridge school), plus COBIS compliance accreditation and ECIS membership.
- Notas
- Verified FLOOR. No IB World Schools operate in Moldova (none listed by ibo.org). Excluded for lack of accreditor verification: the International School of Moldova and the International Bilingual School of Chișinău advertise CIS/ECIS affiliation, but this could not be confirmed against the accreditor's own registry. Both counted schools are in Chișinău.
IB World Schools directory / IB Georgia association
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 3 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Método
- IB World Schools in Tbilisi: New School (PYP+MYP+DP), Newton Free School, European School. At least 3; the ibo.org finder blocked automated access (±1).
- Notas
- ~16 international schools operate in Tbilisi; 3 are IB-authorized.
World Bank / UNODC — intentional homicides per 100,000 (Moldova, VC.IHR.PSRC.P5)
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2023
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Notas
- UNODC series via the World Bank: 2.54 in 2023 (latest), down from 2.47 (2022) and 2.18 (2021), and from ~10 per 100k in 2000. Moldova is not in the Eurostat EU crime set, so the UNODC/World Bank series is used. Moderate by regional standards and falling.
UNODC (via World Bank mirror) — intentional homicide, Georgia
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2019
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Notas
- 2019 is the latest year UNODC publishes for Georgia. Low by global standards (world average ≈ 5.8); Georgia is widely regarded as very safe for residents. No city-level series is published.
Georgian insurers (Ardi, GPI, Imedi L) — comprehensive-tier plans
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 3 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Método
- Midpoint of comprehensive local plans: Ardi Medi Premium from ~$340/yr up to market comprehensive ~$795/yr (converted at 2.6431 GEL/USD). Expat international plans run higher ($1,000–2,000/yr).
- Notas
- Georgian insurers quote by callback rather than public age-rated engines, so this is a curated market midpoint for local comprehensive cover, not a bound quote.
IQAir 2024 World Air Quality Report
Estudio
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2024
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Notas
- Attribution: IQAir (aggregator of ground stations + validated sensors). About 3× the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³); within the current EU limit (25). Georgia's official NEA portal publishes only real-time readings, not an annual mean.
EF EPI 2025 — Moldova (score 531, rank 43/123, Moderate band)
Estudio
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 nov 2025
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Notas
- Own band informed by EF EPI 2025 (attribution: EF Education First): Moldova score 531, rank 43/123 — 'Moderate' band (cutoffs 500–549), above the global average (488). Romanian and Russian dominate daily life; English is workable among younger and urban/tech workers, thinner in public offices and rural areas.
EF EPI 2025 (score 541, rank 35/123 — High band)
Estudio
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 nov 2025
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Notas
- Own band informed by EF EPI (attribution: EF Education First). English is workable in Tbilisi/Batumi tourism and the younger service sector; less so in government and older generations. Russian remains widely understood.
Dinero y cripto
Optimizar impuestos, banca y normas sobre cripto.
Tbilisi encaja mejor: 3 de 3
Fuente oficial
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Notas
- The NBM's official position: virtual currencies are 'virtual assets without real coverage', not recognised as a means of payment, and the NBM has granted no authorisation to crypto platforms. Individuals may hold/trade crypto, but providing virtual-asset services domestically is unauthorised/unregulated (no consumer protection) and paying in crypto is not permitted — hence 'restricted'. A MiCA-based draft law is being prepared for 2026 (with a planned 12% tax on crypto income), not yet in force.
National Bank of Georgia — Virtual Asset Service Providers
Fuente oficial
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 jul 2023
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Notas
- Individuals pay 0% income tax on crypto gains (Minister of Finance Public Decision N201, 2019 — crypto is not Georgian-source income for individuals) and crypto↔fiat exchange is VAT-exempt. Service providers must register as VASPs with the NBG (regime since 1 July 2023). Very favourable for individual holders, hence legal-friendly.
Fuente oficial
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 abr 2026
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Método
- Composite: the MDL is convertible for current-account operations, but Moldova retains an active currency-regulation regime under the NBM (Law 62/2008) — certain capital operations require notification/authorisation, and the leu is effectively a closed currency (not traded outside Moldova). A cash-payment limit of 100,000 lei cumulatively per month applies to economic agents (Law 34/2024). Non-EU, so no EU free-movement-of-capital guarantee. More state oversight than the fully-liberalised EU peers, but not restrictive capital controls → 'moderate'.
US State Dept 2025 Investment Climate Statement (Georgia) / trade.gov
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2025
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Método
- GEL freely convertible (float since 1998; IMF Article VIII since 1996); no capital controls; funds transfer abroad freely (except sanctioned destinations); no routine cash caps or resident foreign-account exit restrictions.
- Notas
- Caveat: since Georgia joined CRS (2024) and post-2022 de-risking, non-resident bank account onboarding has become notably stricter (source-of-funds documentation, some rejections). The FX regime itself is open; the friction is at bank KYC.
SettleMetric tax engine over official rules (Moldova IT Park single 7% tax, Law on IT Parks 77/2016)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 ene 2026
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Método
- Best eligible scheme at €60,000 (~1,206,858 MDL) = Moldova IT Park (scheme md-it-park): 7% single tax on turnover = 84,480 MDL, above the per-employee minimum (30% of the 2026 forecast average wage 17,400 MDL → 62,640 MDL/yr). Burden 7.0% — the single tax already covers income tax, social and health contributions. Outside the IT Park a standard SRL runs ~17.3% (12% + 6% dividend).
SettleMetric tax engine over Tax Code (Small Business Status)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 ene 2026
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Método
- Best eligible scheme ge-small-business-1pct at €60,000 = 180,738 GEL (NBG 3.0123 GEL/EUR), below the 500,000 GEL threshold → 1% turnover tax = 1,807 GEL, no mandatory social/pension. Effective burden ≈ 1.0%.
Vida tranquila
Priorizar la seguridad, el aire y una vida diaria sencilla.
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World Bank / UNODC — intentional homicides per 100,000 (Moldova, VC.IHR.PSRC.P5)
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2023
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Notas
- UNODC series via the World Bank: 2.54 in 2023 (latest), down from 2.47 (2022) and 2.18 (2021), and from ~10 per 100k in 2000. Moldova is not in the Eurostat EU crime set, so the UNODC/World Bank series is used. Moderate by regional standards and falling.
UNODC (via World Bank mirror) — intentional homicide, Georgia
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2019
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Notas
- 2019 is the latest year UNODC publishes for Georgia. Low by global standards (world average ≈ 5.8); Georgia is widely regarded as very safe for residents. No city-level series is published.
IQAir 2024 World Air Quality Report
Estudio
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2024
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Notas
- Attribution: IQAir (aggregator of ground stations + validated sensors). About 3× the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³); within the current EU limit (25). Georgia's official NEA portal publishes only real-time readings, not an annual mean.
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2025
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Método
- NBS Household Budget Survey: average consumption expenditure = 4,995.5 lei per person per month in 2025 (+13.3% vs 2024). Converted at 17.6457 MDL/USD (BNM 2026-07-02) → $283. Utilities are kept in the basket (consistent with the Romania/Czechia peer method); pure rent is excluded — Moldova's HBS does not separately publish actual rentals and homeownership is very high (~95%+, post-Soviet privatization), so paid rent is a minor, non-separable component.
- Notas
- National all-households per-capita basis (same low-reading basis as peers). One of the cheapest countries in Europe. Chișinău runs above the national average.
Geostat — Households Expenditures survey 2025
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2025
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Método
- Geostat 2025 average per-capita monthly consumption (603 GEL) split by the survey's COICOP category shares, with the imputed-housing portion removed, converted at 2.6431 GEL/USD (NBG 2026-07-02). Categories sum to this figure. Geostat has no clean single-person-excl-rent basket, so treat as a curated estimate.
SettleMetric computation over climate-normals (Chisinau WMO 33815)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2020
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Método
- Months with mean daily max 15–28°C and precipitation < 150mm: Apr (16.5), May (22.4), Jun (26.2), Sep (22.4), Oct (15.5) = 5. Jul (28.5) and Aug (28.3) just exceed the 28°C ceiling; every month is well under the 150mm cap (wettest Jul at 67mm). Continental climate — cold winters, warm summers.
SettleMetric computation over climate-normals
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2020
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Método
- Months with mean daily max 15–28°C and precip < 150mm: Apr, May, Sep, Oct = 4. June (28.7°C) and Jul–Aug (~32°C) are too hot.
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Impuestos
01+−Freelancer tax burden% effective burden at €60k/year self-employed profileChișinău7Tbilisimejor1
Qué mide esto
Effective total burden (income tax + mandatory social and health contributions) for a solo IT freelancer with €60,000/year revenue and 10% deductible expenses, using the most favourable eligible scheme in the country's tax-schemes data. Computed by the SettleMetric tax engine; recorded as a curated value with the winning scheme id in method.
Chișinău
SettleMetric tax engine over official rules (Moldova IT Park single 7% tax, Law on IT Parks 77/2016)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 ene 2026
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Método
- Best eligible scheme at €60,000 (~1,206,858 MDL) = Moldova IT Park (scheme md-it-park): 7% single tax on turnover = 84,480 MDL, above the per-employee minimum (30% of the 2026 forecast average wage 17,400 MDL → 62,640 MDL/yr). Burden 7.0% — the single tax already covers income tax, social and health contributions. Outside the IT Park a standard SRL runs ~17.3% (12% + 6% dividend).
Tbilisi
SettleMetric tax engine over Tax Code (Small Business Status)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 ene 2026
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Método
- Best eligible scheme ge-small-business-1pct at €60,000 = 180,738 GEL (NBG 3.0123 GEL/EUR), below the 500,000 GEL threshold → 1% turnover tax = 1,807 GEL, no mandatory social/pension. Effective burden ≈ 1.0%.
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Legalización
01+−Remote-work legalization easeChișinăuLong stay pathTbilisiLong stay path
Qué mide esto
Best available legalization route for a location-independent earner with a median (non-EU, non-US) passport, classified from this country's legalization-paths data: dedicated digital-nomad visa; general freelance/self-employment permit; realistic long-stay path (e.g. renewable temporary residence); only short visa-free/tourist stays; effectively none.
Chișinău
Fuente oficial
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 ene 2026
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Notas
- Moldova has no dedicated digital-nomad visa. Most of our audience enters visa-free for 90/180 (a base that doesn't burn Schengen days). For long-term stay the standout route is the IT Visa: found or join a Moldova IT Park company for a streamlined residence permit, while the 7% single tax covers your salary taxes. General work/business residence (Residence Card) is the fallback. Classified 'long-stay-path'.
Tbilisi
Government Ordinance N255 — visa-free entry
Fuente oficial
- Datos a fecha de
- 3 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Notas
- Exceptionally easy in practice: ~94 nationalities (incl. all EU, US, UK, Ukraine, Russia) may stay visa-free for a full year and register an Individual Entrepreneur with 1% Small Business Status the same day — no residence permit needed. Scored as a long-stay path; there is no formal 'digital nomad visa' and the year of visa-free stay does not itself build toward permanent residence.
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Coste de vida
01+−Cost of living (single, excl. rent)USD/month, single person, excluding rentChișinău283Tbilisi220
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Monthly cost of a defined single-person basket (food, transport, utilities, mobile+internet, modest leisure) excluding rent, curated from national statistics office price data and large local retailers' published prices, converted to USD at the ECB rate recorded in fx-rates. The method field of each value itemizes the basket inputs.
Chișinău
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2025
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Método
- NBS Household Budget Survey: average consumption expenditure = 4,995.5 lei per person per month in 2025 (+13.3% vs 2024). Converted at 17.6457 MDL/USD (BNM 2026-07-02) → $283. Utilities are kept in the basket (consistent with the Romania/Czechia peer method); pure rent is excluded — Moldova's HBS does not separately publish actual rentals and homeownership is very high (~95%+, post-Soviet privatization), so paid rent is a minor, non-separable component.
- Notas
- National all-households per-capita basis (same low-reading basis as peers). One of the cheapest countries in Europe. Chișinău runs above the national average.
Tbilisi
Geostat — Households Expenditures survey 2025
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2025
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Método
- Geostat 2025 average per-capita monthly consumption (603 GEL) split by the survey's COICOP category shares, with the imputed-housing portion removed, converted at 2.6431 GEL/USD (NBG 2026-07-02). Categories sum to this figure. Geostat has no clean single-person-excl-rent basket, so treat as a curated estimate.
Gasto mensual por categoría (sin alquiler)
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- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2025
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Método
- NBS 2024 consumption structure (food 39.9%, housing/utilities 17.2%, clothing 7.7%, transport 7.6%, furnishings 5.4%, health 4.5%, communications 3.9%, remainder ≈13.8%) applied to the 2025 per-capita total 4,995.5 lei/mo, converted at 17.6457 MDL/USD. Housing shown as utilities only (rent excluded). Items sum to ≈$283. Food's very high 39.9% share is typical of a low-income economy.
- Notas
- 2024 structure is the latest categorical split published; the 2025 release gives the total but not the full re-split. The 'Other' bucket is the NBS residual not itemized on the accessible page.
Geostat — Households Expenditures survey 2025 (category shares)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2025
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Método
- Geostat 2025 per-capita consumption shares (food 38.7%, transport 11.4%, healthcare 11.0%, etc.) applied to the ~$220/mo excl-rent base and converted at 2.6431 GEL/USD. Georgia's very high food share is characteristic of the income level. National average — rent shown separately.
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Vivienda
Alquiler por tipo de vivienda
Alquiler de oferta: precio en el centro, con el de fuera del centro entre paréntesis ($/mes).
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 5 dic 2024
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Método
- Base asking rents (Acces Imobil, Dec 2024, Chișinău city averages, EUR/month, by room count): 1-bedroom €400–450, 2-bedroom €500–550, 3-bedroom €600–650 → mapped to schema as 1br €425, 2br €525, 3br €625 (Western bedroom counts). Studio derived at €280 center from the garsonieră asking range. Center = the source's city-average/well-located figure; 'outside' = ~20% below for peripheral sectors (Ciocana, outer Botanica/Râșcani). Converted EUR→USD at 1.14345 (BNM cross: EUR/MDL 20.0838 ÷ USD/MDL 17.5642).
- Notas
- Moldovan listings quote in EUR and by room count ('camere'); studio = garsonieră. Only the 1br/2br/3br CENTER cells are directly sourced (Acces Imobil averages); the studio row and all 'outside' cells are curated derivations. Rents rose 25–30% in 2024. ±15% uncertainty; asking (listing) prices, not transacted.
ss.ge / korter.ge listing samples (Tbilisi)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 3 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Método
- Typical asking-rent medians from active listings (portals quote USD), central = Vake/Saburtalo/Old Tbilisi, outside = outer districts. Small samples — indicative ranges. Georgian portal room counts mapped (a '2-room' listing ≈ a 1-bedroom).
- Notas
- Asking, not transacted; indicative from small listing samples. Room-count convention: Georgian portals count total rooms, mapped to Western studio/1BR/2BR/3BR.
05
Seguridad
01+−Homicide rateintentional homicides per 100,000/yearChișinău2,5Tbilisimejor2
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Intentional homicide victims per 100,000 population, latest available year. Country level: UNODC national series. City level: official municipal/police statistics where published; otherwise null (country value shown as country-level).
Chișinău
World Bank / UNODC — intentional homicides per 100,000 (Moldova, VC.IHR.PSRC.P5)
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2023
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Notas
- UNODC series via the World Bank: 2.54 in 2023 (latest), down from 2.47 (2022) and 2.18 (2021), and from ~10 per 100k in 2000. Moldova is not in the Eurostat EU crime set, so the UNODC/World Bank series is used. Moderate by regional standards and falling.
Tbilisi
UNODC (via World Bank mirror) — intentional homicide, Georgia
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2019
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Notas
- 2019 is the latest year UNODC publishes for Georgia. Low by global standards (world average ≈ 5.8); Georgia is widely regarded as very safe for residents. No city-level series is published.
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Clima
01+−Climate comfortpleasant months/yearChișinăumejor5Tbilisi4
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Number of months whose 1991–2020 climate normals satisfy: mean daily maximum between 15°C and 28°C and monthly precipitation under 150mm. Computed from the city's climate-normals indicator; the raw normals are stored alongside so users can judge by their own taste.
Chișinău
SettleMetric computation over climate-normals (Chisinau WMO 33815)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2020
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Método
- Months with mean daily max 15–28°C and precipitation < 150mm: Apr (16.5), May (22.4), Jun (26.2), Sep (22.4), Oct (15.5) = 5. Jul (28.5) and Aug (28.3) just exceed the 28°C ceiling; every month is well under the 150mm cap (wettest Jul at 67mm). Continental climate — cold winters, warm summers.
Tbilisi
SettleMetric computation over climate-normals
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2020
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Método
- Months with mean daily max 15–28°C and precip < 150mm: Apr, May, Sep, Oct = 4. June (28.7°C) and Jul–Aug (~32°C) are too hot.
02+−Air quality (PM2.5)µg/m³, annual mean PM2.5Chișinăusin datos verificadosTbilisi15,1
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Annual mean fine-particulate (PM2.5) concentration for the city, latest available year. Anchors follow the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³ → 10) through the EU limit value territory (25 µg/m³ → 2). Preferred source: European Environment Agency city-level air quality data; outside Europe: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database or the national monitoring network.
Chișinău
No genuine Chișinău-specific annual mean PM2.5 could be verified from an official monitor, WHO, or IQAir historical-annual data, so the value is left null rather than substitute a national figure or a real-time reading. Bound: Moldova's national annual mean is ≈15.7 µg/m³ (IQAir, 2023), dominated by Chișinău-area sensors, so Chișinău's true annual mean is plausibly at or modestly below ~15.7 (roughly the low-to-mid teens). WHO 2021 guideline 5 µg/m³; EU limit 25. Moldova lacks a public reference-grade PM2.5 annual-mean series for Chișinău.
Tbilisi
IQAir 2024 World Air Quality Report
Estudio
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2024
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Notas
- Attribution: IQAir (aggregator of ground stations + validated sensors). About 3× the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³); within the current EU limit (25). Georgia's official NEA portal publishes only real-time readings, not an annual mean.
07
Sanidad
01+−Private healthcare costUSD/year, comprehensive private insurance premium, healthy 35-year-oldChișinăusin datos verificadosTbilisi450
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Median of at least three publicly quoted annual premiums for comprehensive private medical insurance (outpatient + inpatient, ~$100k coverage, small deductible) for a healthy 35-year-old resident foreigner, from local and international insurers. Method field lists the insurers quoted.
Chișinău
Honest gap on the private figure. Moldova runs mandatory public health insurance (AOAM/CNAM): the 2026 self-payer fixed premium is 12,636 lei/year (≈$716), and foreigners with residence rights qualify for the 80%-reduced premium (~2,527 lei ≈ $143). Private voluntary insurance exists (Moldasig, Grawe, Donaris, Asito) but premiums are quoted only on request and no comprehensive figure is publicly listed → null. The public mandatory premium above is the closest sourced anchor.
Tbilisi
Georgian insurers (Ardi, GPI, Imedi L) — comprehensive-tier plans
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 3 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Método
- Midpoint of comprehensive local plans: Ardi Medi Premium from ~$340/yr up to market comprehensive ~$795/yr (converted at 2.6431 GEL/USD). Expat international plans run higher ($1,000–2,000/yr).
- Notas
- Georgian insurers quote by callback rather than public age-rated engines, so this is a curated market midpoint for local comprehensive cover, not a bound quote.
08
Dinero y cripto
01+−Crypto regulationChișinăuRestrictedTbilisimejorLegal friendly
Qué mide esto
Own classification of the legal status of holding, trading and cashing out cryptocurrency for individuals: legal-friendly (legal with clear, favourable rules or explicit tax exemptions), legal-regulated (legal under standard licensing/AML and taxation), restricted (partial bans: payments or banking access prohibited), banned (holding/trading prohibited). Classified from national regulators' and central banks' official positions.
Chișinău
Fuente oficial
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Notas
- The NBM's official position: virtual currencies are 'virtual assets without real coverage', not recognised as a means of payment, and the NBM has granted no authorisation to crypto platforms. Individuals may hold/trade crypto, but providing virtual-asset services domestically is unauthorised/unregulated (no consumer protection) and paying in crypto is not permitted — hence 'restricted'. A MiCA-based draft law is being prepared for 2026 (with a planned 12% tax on crypto income), not yet in force.
Tbilisi
National Bank of Georgia — Virtual Asset Service Providers
Fuente oficial
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 jul 2023
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Notas
- Individuals pay 0% income tax on crypto gains (Minister of Finance Public Decision N201, 2019 — crypto is not Georgian-source income for individuals) and crypto↔fiat exchange is VAT-exempt. Service providers must register as VASPs with the NBG (regime since 1 July 2023). Very favourable for individual holders, hence legal-friendly.
02+−Financial control levelChișinăuModerateTbilisimejorLow
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Own composite of state control over personal money flows: currency/capital controls (IMF AREAER), restrictions on foreign accounts and transfers, mandatory income declaration scope for residents, cash payment limits, banking access for foreigners. Low = free movement of personal funds and easy non-resident banking; very-high = strict capital controls and pervasive reporting. Method field on each value lists the inputs used.
Chișinău
Fuente oficial
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 abr 2026
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Método
- Composite: the MDL is convertible for current-account operations, but Moldova retains an active currency-regulation regime under the NBM (Law 62/2008) — certain capital operations require notification/authorisation, and the leu is effectively a closed currency (not traded outside Moldova). A cash-payment limit of 100,000 lei cumulatively per month applies to economic agents (Law 34/2024). Non-EU, so no EU free-movement-of-capital guarantee. More state oversight than the fully-liberalised EU peers, but not restrictive capital controls → 'moderate'.
Tbilisi
US State Dept 2025 Investment Climate Statement (Georgia) / trade.gov
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2025
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Método
- GEL freely convertible (float since 1998; IMF Article VIII since 1996); no capital controls; funds transfer abroad freely (except sanctioned destinations); no routine cash caps or resident foreign-account exit restrictions.
- Notas
- Caveat: since Georgia joined CRS (2024) and post-2022 de-risking, non-resident bank account onboarding has become notably stricter (source-of-funds documentation, some rejections). The FX regime itself is open; the friction is at bank KYC.
09
Infraestructura
01+−Domestic delivery qualityChișinăuGoodTbilisiGood
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Quality of in-country parcel delivery. excellent = nationwide next-day widely available, dense parcel-locker network, real-time tracking standard; good = 1–3 day delivery, lockers in major cities; basic = reliable but slow (3–7 days), mostly to-door or post-office pickup; poor = unreliable delivery, street addresses often unusable, informal workarounds common. Classified from official service/coverage data of the national postal operator and the two largest private carriers; inputs itemized in each value's method field.
Chișinău
Poșta Moldovei + Nova Post (Posterminal lockers; Nova Post ~4M shipments in 2024)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2025
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Método
- Poșta Moldovei (national postal operator) offers nationwide delivery and 24/7 'Posterminal' parcel lockers; Nova Post (Ukrainian) is expanding fast — ~4M shipments in 2024 (+237% YoY) with a growing locker/PUDO network; Sameday easybox and DHL/UPS operate. Cash-on-delivery is standard. Solid and improving, but locker density and rural coverage are below the top EU tier and concentrated in Chișinău → 'good' rather than 'excellent'.
Tbilisi
Georgian Post + courier service pages (composite)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 3 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Método
- Georgian Post ~500 branches nationwide (1–3 day domestic parcels, some lockers/pickup points); Wolt Drive and Glovo last-mile in Tbilisi/Batumi; DHL/FedEx/UPS present. Dense and reliable in cities; locker density and nationwide same-day coverage thinner than EU leaders → good, not excellent.
02+−International delivery easeChișinăuSignificant frictionTbilisimejorMinor friction
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Ease of receiving goods from abroad. seamless = major international carriers deliver door-to-door, meaningful duty-free de-minimis threshold, customs clearance predictable in days; minor-friction = carriers present but low de-minimis, extra paperwork or routine delays; significant-friction = frequent customs holds, high brokerage fees, some marketplaces refuse to ship; unreliable = parcels regularly lost or blocked, informal import channels dominate. De-minimis thresholds and clearance rules from the national customs authority (official source, cite the regulation); carrier presence from carriers' official pages.
Chișinău
Fuente oficial
- Datos a fecha de
- 14 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Notas
- Moldova is non-EU and non-Schengen, so every inbound international parcel clears customs. Personal postal consignments up to €150 are duty-exempt; above €150, customs duty + 20% VAT + a formal declaration apply. Clearance adds cost and days versus intra-EU peers → 'significant-friction'. DHL/UPS/FedEx and Nova Post handle international shipping.
Tbilisi
Revenue Service of Georgia — customs procedures
Fuente oficial
- Datos a fecha de
- 3 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Notas
- Georgia is outside the EU/EAEU. Personal-import de minimis: 300 GEL (≈ $113) and ≤ 30 kg, once per calendar month, exempt; above that, 18% import VAT + 0–12% duty + a small customs fee. All major integrators (DHL, FedEx, UPS, Aramex) present. Predictable but the low monthly de-minimis cap adds friction.
03+−Internet speedMbps, median fixed downloadChișinăumejor30,1Tbilisi15,8
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Median fixed-broadband download speed over the trailing 6 months from M-Lab NDT open data (CC0), aggregated at country or city level. Not comparable with Ookla figures (different test methodology) — do not mix sources within this criterion.
Chișinău
M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Moldova
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2023
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Método
- Median of the 343 daily country-median download values for MD in 2023 = 30.09 Mbps (15,538 download tests; M-Lab files Moldova under the EU/MD path). M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below real line speeds — Chișinău has very fast, cheap fibre (100–1000 Mbps plans common) — comparable only within this criterion. 2023 is the latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API.
- Notas
- Moldova (especially Chișinău) is known for fast, inexpensive fibre; the M-Lab single-stream median is used only for cross-country comparability on one consistent method.
Tbilisi
M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Georgia
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2023
- Verificado
- 4 jul 2026
- Método
- Median of 343 daily country medians (download_MED), 47,852 download tests (2023 — latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API; the 2024 file is only Jan–Mar, and 2025/2026 are not yet published). Georgia sits under continent code AS in M-Lab.
- Notas
- M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below Ookla-style figures — comparable only within this criterion. Cross-check: the World Bank's July-2024 median of ~20 Mbps (Ookla-derived, so not citable here) is consistent with this once the M-Lab-reads-low offset is accounted for. Speeds are trending up (~10%/yr: M-Lab yearly medians ran 9.7 in 2020 → 15.8 in 2023), so multi-year pooling would understate current speed; the latest full year is used instead. GNCC/comcom.ge publishes operator quality-of-service measurements (e.g. Magticom fixed ~56 Mb/s advertised-tier average, 2025/26) but no national measured median, and its own speed commentary relies on the same Ookla data we can't redistribute.
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Idioma
01+−English proficiencyChișinăuModerateTbilisimejorHigh
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Own banding of how far English gets a resident in daily life (government offices, healthcare, housing, services). Informed by EF EPI band (research source, cited with attribution, not republished) plus official language status and service-sector realities. Values are our bands, not EF scores.
Chișinău
EF EPI 2025 — Moldova (score 531, rank 43/123, Moderate band)
Estudio
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 nov 2025
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Notas
- Own band informed by EF EPI 2025 (attribution: EF Education First): Moldova score 531, rank 43/123 — 'Moderate' band (cutoffs 500–549), above the global average (488). Romanian and Russian dominate daily life; English is workable among younger and urban/tech workers, thinner in public offices and rural areas.
Tbilisi
EF EPI 2025 (score 541, rank 35/123 — High band)
Estudio
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 nov 2025
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Notas
- Own band informed by EF EPI (attribution: EF Education First). English is workable in Tbilisi/Batumi tourism and the younger service sector; less so in government and older generations. Russian remains widely understood.
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Educación
01+−International schoolsaccredited international schools, countChișinău2Tbilisimejor3
Qué mide esto
Count of international schools in the metro area accredited by or member of IB, CIS, COBIS, or an equivalent national-curriculum-abroad body (verified against the accreditor's public registry, not aggregator sites).
Chișinău
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 14 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 14 jul 2026
- Método
- Verified floor of 2, each checked against a named accreditor: (1) QSI International School of Chișinău — accredited by the Middle States Association (MSA) since 2000 (American curriculum, offers AP; not IB); (2) Heritage International School — registered Cambridge school with Cambridge Assessment International Education (Moldova's first and only Cambridge school), plus COBIS compliance accreditation and ECIS membership.
- Notas
- Verified FLOOR. No IB World Schools operate in Moldova (none listed by ibo.org). Excluded for lack of accreditor verification: the International School of Moldova and the International Bilingual School of Chișinău advertise CIS/ECIS affiliation, but this could not be confirmed against the accreditor's own registry. Both counted schools are in Chișinău.
Tbilisi
IB World Schools directory / IB Georgia association
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 3 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 3 jul 2026
- Método
- IB World Schools in Tbilisi: New School (PYP+MYP+DP), Newton Free School, European School. At least 3; the ibo.org finder blocked automated access (±1).
- Notas
- ~16 international schools operate in Tbilisi; 3 are IB-authorized.