Chisinau vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$2070
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$5001
🏠 One person rent
$535
$1144
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$1987
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$3437
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
77
😀 Quality of life
62
87
🏙️ Population
567K
639K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 53% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 5780th and 1839th ($969 vs $2070) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1457th 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 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.7 months in Detroit. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Detroit ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 5599th and 319th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$7.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$1370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$2423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$67.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
5.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$1855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$1282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$5.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$88.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$1375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$16262

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$789
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$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

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$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1976
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1928
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1740
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1837
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1924
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1683
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1921
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1895
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1938
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1943
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1891
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2031
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1820
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1888
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1951
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1781
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1881
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1994
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1730
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1917
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$2031
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1961
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2007
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2156
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1958
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1857
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1702
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2324
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1791
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1622
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1665
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1961
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1600