Chisinau vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$4857
🏠 One person rent
$428
$1158
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$2113
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$587
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$4187
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
77
😀 Quality of life
58
89
🏙️ Population
639K
639K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 59% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 6354th and 1843rd ($810 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1594th in Moldova and the United States, respectively. Check Moldova vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 2.1 months in Detroit. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Detroit ranked 38th in the United States, while ranked 5671st and 172nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$5.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$4.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$2954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$1523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$68.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$5.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$16868

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$767
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1847
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1906
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1749
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1881
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1828
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1932
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1841
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1905
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1912
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1893
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1718
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1954
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1900
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1935
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1813
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1904
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1939
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1934
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1753
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1903
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1899
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1748
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1898
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2298
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1921
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1928
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1632
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2104
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1856
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$1704
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1529
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614