Austin vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$2204
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$505
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$980
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$625
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	65	51
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	962K	639K

The cost of living in Austin is 175% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 858th and 6080th ($2455 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 2nd 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 142nd and 5665th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$8.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$1075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$1974
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$1449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$7.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$6466

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

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