Busan vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$2204
🏠 One person rent
$390
$505
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$980
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$625
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
72
51
😀 Quality of life
89
57
🏙️ Population
3.45M
639K

The cost of living in Busan is 19% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 5092nd and 6080th ($1060 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 2.1 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 201st and 5665th 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
$5.69
$8.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.61
 Cappuccino
$3.79
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$1075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$1974
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$1449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$3.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$7.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$6466

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Cities near Busan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$959
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1075
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$998
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$887
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1030
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1059
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$924
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$983
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$901
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$991
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1388
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1054
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$995
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1115
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$903
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$988
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1002
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$989
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$992
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$977
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1059
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$987
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$902
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$880
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1000
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$979
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$854
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1101
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$964
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$891
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$916
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$916
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$913
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$921
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$919
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$910
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$895
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$992
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$970

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$780
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$829
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$502
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$517
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$782
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1062
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$825
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$840
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$876
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$725
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$863
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$637
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$555
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$650
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$727
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$786
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$676
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$752
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$837
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$741
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$709
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$400
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$562
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$729
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$533
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$433
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$938
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$722
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$929
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1002
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$796
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$758
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$663
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$696
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$867