Chicago vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$2149
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$920
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$638
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
51
😀 Quality of life
96
57
🏙️ Population
2.75M
639K

The cost of living in Chicago is 204% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 483rd and 6200th ($2667 vs $876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 4th 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 20th and 5629th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$7.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$445
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$1233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$4718

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

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