Chicago vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chicago	Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2678	$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6655	$2204
🏠 One person rent	$1596	$505
🏘️ Family rent	$2946	$980
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4876	$625
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	51
😀 Quality of life	95	57
🏙️ Population	2.75M	639K

The cost of living in Chicago is 200% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 529th and 6080th ($2678 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 2nd in the United States and Moldova, respectively. Check the United States vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 23rd and 5665th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Chisinau

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	Chicago	Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$8.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.6	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1841	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3729	$1075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2474	$744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$1974
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$1449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$7.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.8	$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2114	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24502	$6466

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371

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