Which district in Chisinau is cheapest to stay in?
In Chisinau, the cheapest district to stay in is Riscani, at a median asking price of $70 a night, and the priciest is Centru at $96 (latest scan 7 November 2026). The ranking covers 4 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on all 84 nights from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027, read on 7 November 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 7 November 2026 17:35 UTC.
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Districts ranked by median asking price
In Chisinau, Centru asks a median $96 a night, +38% against $70 in Riscani, the cheapest of 4 districts compared on the same 84 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riscani | $70 | $53–$106 | 84 | 98 | 9.5 (92) | 38% of 94 |
| Buiucani | $83 | $66–$112 | 84 | 80 | 9.2 (73) | 36% of 77 |
| Botanica | $91 | $70–$106 | 84 | 167 | 9.3 (150) | 26% of 157 |
| Centru | $96 | $60–$118 | 84 | 354 | 8.2 (306) | 28% of 313 |
- A district is the area name Agoda gives a place (the first part of its address line), not an official boundary; names are printed as Agoda writes them, without a leading district number.
- A night counts for a district when at least 5 of its places showed a price.
- Every district is compared on the same 84 nights, the ones on which all of them counted: districts join in order of nights counted, and one that would leave fewer than 42 shared nights is left out rather than compared on other nights. A district's figure is the median of its nightly medians over those nights, and the middle half is the median of the nightly 25th and 75th percentiles.
- Places: every place in the district priced on those nights. Guest score: the median Agoda review score (out of 10) of those places, places scored in brackets. 4–5★: the share of the places with a star rating that hold 4 stars or more.
A dash means fewer than 5 of the district's places carry a score or a star rating. Many-star hotels cluster in a few districts, so a district's median also says which kind of places stand there.
Cheapest district with a guest score of 8 or more
The cheapest district in Chisinau whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is Riscani: a median $70 a night, score 9.5 across 92 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riscani | $70 | 9.5 | 92 |
| Buiucani | $83 | 9.2 | 73 |
| Botanica | $91 | 9.3 | 150 |
| Centru | $96 | 8.2 | 306 |
Guest scores are Agoda's review scores out of 10; a score says nothing about the price.
Friday and Saturday against Monday to Thursday, by district
The biggest weekend difference in Chisinau is in Centru: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median $100 against $92 Monday to Thursday (+9%), over 24 and 48 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centru | $100 | $92 | +9% | 24 / 48 |
| Botanica | $94 | $91 | +3% | 24 / 48 |
| Buiucani | $83 | $83 | 0% | 24 / 48 |
| Riscani | $70 | $70 | 0% | 24 / 48 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 84 shared nights: Sunday nights sit in neither group, and a district needs at least 3 nights on each side.
Apartments and B&Bs by district
Among the places Agoda lists as not a hotel in Chisinau, the cheapest district is Riscani at a median $70 a night and the priciest Botanica at $99, across 4 districts compared on the same 48 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riscani | $70 | $53–$98 | 48 | 68 |
| Centru | $89 | $63–$118 | 48 | 229 |
| Buiucani | $89 | $67–$117 | 48 | 56 |
| Botanica | $99 | $77–$111 | 48 | 126 |
Apartments, B&Bs, holiday lets and private rooms: only the places Agoda itself lists as not a hotel, priced in the same search. Homes read from other sites carry no district name, so none of them is in this table.
What was measured
Nights measured in Chisinau: 84, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price.
- Up to 208 places checked per night; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
- Places with an Agoda area name: 719 of the 719 priced on these nights; only those are placed in a district.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, on 7 November 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →