Birmingham vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$2238
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$908
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$346
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
95
51
😀 Quality of life
95
59
🏙️ Population
1.14M
639K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 126% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 1622nd and 5968th ($2137 vs $947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 2nd 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.4 months in Chisinau. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 48th and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$8.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$1.92
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$961
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$2427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$1691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$4.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$7015

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1812
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1818
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1775
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1716
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1840
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1853
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2051
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1608
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2134
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1790
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1696
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1851
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1612
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1709
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1899
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1658
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1849
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1795
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1728
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1827
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1902
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1783
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1900
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1885
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1831
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1901

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970