Busan vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$2238
🏠 One person rent
$427
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$908
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$346
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
72
51
😀 Quality of life
92
59
🏙️ Population
3.45M
639K

The cost of living in Busan is 17% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 4938th and 5968th ($1108 vs $947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 2nd in South Korea and Moldova, respectively. Check South Korea vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.4 months in Chisinau. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 150th and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$8.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$961
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$2427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$1691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$4.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$6.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$7015

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$975
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981

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