Birmingham vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$1981
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$587
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
95
51
😀 Quality of life
93
58
🏙️ Population
1.14M
639K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 147% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 1780th and 6354th ($2004 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 58th and 5671st among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$6.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.62
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$1487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$1021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$4.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$3791

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846