Alexandru
We track prices in Moldovan stores and tell you what is worth buying and when.
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Black Friday 2026 in Moldova: dates and practical tips
Black Friday 2026 in Moldova falls on Friday, 27 November, and Cyber Monday on 30 November. Campaigns start earlier, though: by 31 October Ultra.md already had a Black Friday page promising discounts "of up to −70%". Our data from 17 stores shows that in October 1,016 prices went up and only 261 came down.
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Fake Black Friday discounts: how to check the price
A fake discount is an inflated "old" price next to a "new" price that is no lower than usual. Checking is simple: compare the sale price with the lowest price of the last 30 days. Our data shows that in October 2026, across 17 stores in Moldova, 1,016 prices went up and only 261 came down.
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PS5 price in Moldova: up 30% since August, where to buy
The PS5 Slim with a disc drive costs from 14,999 lei in Moldova, the PS5 Digital from 13,249 lei and the PS5 Pro 29,799 lei. Since 15 August the PS5 Slim's lowest price has risen 30.4% (from 11,499 lei) and the Digital's 26.8%. The PS5 now costs more here than Sony's price in Europe.
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The 2026 memory crisis: why PCs and phones cost more
The 2026 memory crisis is already visible in Moldovan prices. Since July, consoles and accessories (PS5, steering wheels, gamepads) are up 22.9%, components (mainly graphics cards) 20.9%, laptops 11.5% and phones 6.1%. Mice and headphones got about 1% cheaper. Devices packed with DRAM and NAND memory are the ones going up.
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Gaming mouse prices: same model, twice the price
The same gaming mouse can cost twice as much in Moldova depending on the store. The Razer DeathAdder Essential sells for 399 to 799 lei, the Logitech G102 for 445 to 811 lei and the Razer Basilisk V3 for 999 to 1,199 lei. We compared 36 gaming mice in 13 stores: the median gap is 26%.
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MacBook Air M5 vs M4: Moldova prices and the difference
The MacBook Air 13 M4 16/512 GB costs from 20,990 lei, while the MacBook Air 13 M5 with the same memory starts at 27,499 lei: a gap of 6,509 lei, or 31%. Since July the M5 has risen 14.6% and M4 prices have not changed. For study and office work the M4 is the better deal.
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RTX 50 graphics card prices in Moldova: +22% since July
RTX 50 graphics cards in Moldova are 22% more expensive than on 15 July, the median across 235 offers. Budget models rose most: the RTX 5060 by 33% and the RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB by 33%. As a result, the ASUS RTX 5060 Ti Dual OC 16 GB (from 20,787 lei) is now just 501 lei below the cheapest RTX 5070. The exception is the Dual EVO OC version at 15,849 lei.
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Best phone under 5,000 lei in 2026 and where to buy it
The best phone under 5,000 lei right now is the Redmi Note 15 4G 6/128 GB from 3,979 lei, or the Redmi 15C 8/256 GB from 3,238 lei if storage matters. But budget phones are up 8.6% at the median since July, more than the market as a whole (+6.1%). We compared 116 models.
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AirPods prices in Moldova: AirPods 4 ANC down 10%
In October the AirPods 4 with active noise cancellation (ANC) fell 10% at the median, from 3,999 to 3,597 lei, and you can now find them from 3,099 lei. AirPods Pro are trickier: in three stores the old Pro 2 costs 6,489–6,715 lei, more than the new AirPods Pro 3 (from 5,209 lei).
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Galaxy S26 vs S25 Ultra: Moldova prices and which to buy
The Galaxy S26 Ultra 256 GB costs from 19,999 lei in Moldova, only 1,900 lei more than last year's Galaxy S25 Ultra (from 18,099 lei) and even less than the pre-tax US price converted at the exchange rate. The base Galaxy S26 starts at 15,999 lei. We compared prices in 11 stores.
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iPhone 16 vs iPhone 17: which to buy in 2026
If you judge by price per gigabyte, the iPhone 17 is the better buy in Moldova right now: the iPhone 16 256 GB starts at 17,499 lei and the iPhone 17 256 GB at 18,129 lei, just 630 lei more. The iPhone 16 128 GB starts at 15,899 lei, but it is up 16% since summer.
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iPhone 17 price in Moldova: +12% in October, and where it's cheapest
On 1 November 2026 the iPhone 17 costs from 18,129 lei in Moldova (256 GB, white, at Fantastic), and the median price of the 256 GB Black rose 12.6% in October. The lowest price went up only 3.9%. The iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max barely moved. Below are prices from 9 stores.
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Where electronics are cheapest in Chisinau: 17 stores ranked
In Chisinau, Gorilla and Cactus have the lowest price most often: Gorilla in 19 of 21 comparisons (90.5%), Cactus in 53 of 75 (70.7%). We compared 1,934 offers for 393 products across 17 stores. Still, there is no single "cheapest store": every category has its own leader.
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Price gaps between stores: almost 11,000 lei
The same product can cost 10,900 lei more depending on the store in Moldova: the Galaxy S26 Ultra 256 GB Black sells for anywhere between 19,999 and 30,899 lei. We compared 393 products sold in at least three stores. The median gap between the lowest and highest price is 17.8%, and for 57 products it is over 5,000 lei.
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Electronics prices in Moldova: up 8.5% since July 2026
Electronics prices in Moldova rose 8.5% on average between 15 July and 31 October 2026. That figure comes from an index of 2,621 identical offers across 17 stores. Consoles and accessories (+22.9%) and graphics cards (+20.9%) led the climb, phones rose 6.1%, while mice, keyboards and headphones got slightly cheaper.
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