Busan vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$2149
🏠 One person rent
$395
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$920
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$638
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
73
51
😀 Quality of life
89
57
🏙️ Population
3.45M
639K

The cost of living in Busan is 28% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 4837th and 6200th ($1122 vs $876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 4th 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 0.7 months in Chisinau. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 181st and 5629th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$7.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$1.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$445
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$1233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$4718

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900