Chicago vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$1981
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$587
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
51
😀 Quality of life
96
58
🏙️ Population
2.75M
639K

The cost of living in Chicago is 223% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 505th and 6354th ($2613 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 6th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 16th and 5671st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$6.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$1487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$1021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$3791

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846