Chisinau vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$5083
🏠 One person rent
$539
$1194
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$1948
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$3809
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
52
81
😀 Quality of life
62
89
🏙️ Population
567K
577K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 53% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 5911th and 1833rd ($967 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1456th 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Milwaukee ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 5736th and 260th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Milwaukee

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Chisinau Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$5.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$166
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$24369

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$796
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$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

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$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1963
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2040
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1997
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1997
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$2028
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$2020
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1966
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1812
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$2037
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2079
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$2070
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1971
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$2034
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$2092
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1990
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2381
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1814
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2365
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2379
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$2435
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2354
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1746
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$2403
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2437
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2410
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2131
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1844
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2229
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2402
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$1784
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2504
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2398
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2371
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2519
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2434
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2415