Chicago vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$967
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$2283
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$539
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$921
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$37.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$344
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
52
😀 Quality of life
95
62
🏙️ Population
2.75M
567K

The cost of living in Chicago is 192% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 375th and 5911th ($2822 vs $967) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th 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 0.4 months in Chisinau. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 22nd and 5736th 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
$19.9
$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$8.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$373
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$963
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
8.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$2719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$1818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$2.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$7425

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$796
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$826
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$686
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$561
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$807
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1049
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$871
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1042
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$806
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$841
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$864
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$792
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$704
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$635
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$773
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$869
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$950
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$740
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$910
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$916
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$873
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$534
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$584
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$831
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$574
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$414
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1150
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$777
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1062
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1132
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$926
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$795
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$737
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$758
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$999