Chisinau vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chisinau	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$2054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2204	$4880
🏠 One person rent	$505	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$980	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$625	$3539
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	51	82
😀 Quality of life	57	88
🏙️ Population	639K	577K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 57% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 6080th and 1702nd ($892 vs $2054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1506th 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 1.7 months in Milwaukee. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 5665th and 240th 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	$8.05	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$4.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$2332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$1469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1974	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.07	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.91	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$356	$1813
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6466	$24191

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$780
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$829
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$502
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$517
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$782
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1062
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$825
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$840
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$876
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$725
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$812
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$863
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$637
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$555
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$650
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$727
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$786
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$676
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$837
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$741
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$709
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$400
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$729
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$533
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$433
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$938
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$722
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$483
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$929
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1002
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$796
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$454
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$758
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$663
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$696
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$867

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378