Chicago vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$2238
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$908
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$346
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
51
😀 Quality of life
97
59
🏙️ Population
2.75M
639K

The cost of living in Chicago is 196% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 394th and 5968th ($2799 vs $947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.4 months in Chisinau. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 16th and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$8.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.92
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$961
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$2427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$1691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$4.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$7015

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

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