Brisbane vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$1981
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$587
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
66
51
😀 Quality of life
95
58
🏙️ Population
2.36M
639K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 191% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 930th and 6354th ($2356 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Australia and Moldova, respectively. Check Australia vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 18th and 5671st among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$6.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$1.62
 Cappuccino
$3.48
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$1487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$1021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$4.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$3791

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

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