Busan vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$969
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$2309
🏠 One person rent
$427
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$933
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$304
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$357
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
72
52
😀 Quality of life
91
62
🏙️ Population
3.45M
567K

The cost of living in Busan is 12% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 5063rd and 5780th ($1084 vs $969) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in South Korea and Moldova, respectively. Check South Korea vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.4 months in Chisinau. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 120th and 5599th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Chisinau

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Busan Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$8.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$2614
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$1942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$4.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$8.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$0.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$6332

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995