Brussels vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$1981
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$587
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
51
😀 Quality of life
89
58
🏙️ Population
189K
639K

The cost of living in Brussels is 131% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 2147th and 6354th ($1869 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Belgium and Moldova, respectively. Check Belgium vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 148th and 5671st among best cities to live in the world.

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Brussels Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$6.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$1.62
 Cappuccino
$3.91
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$1487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$1021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$4.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$3791

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650

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