Birmingham vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$2149
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$920
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$638
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
95
51
😀 Quality of life
95
57
🏙️ Population
1.14M
639K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 134% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 1731st and 6200th ($2046 vs $876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 4th in the United Kingdom and Moldova, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 32nd and 5629th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$7.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$1.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$445
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$1233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$4718

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900