Austin vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$2149
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$920
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$638
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	51
😀 Quality of life	91	57
🏙️ Population	962K	639K

The cost of living in Austin is 182% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 812th and 6200th ($2473 vs $876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 4th 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 116th and 5629th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$7.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$1.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$445
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$1233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$4718

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$806
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$860
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$537
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$491
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$819
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1131
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$827
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$873
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$956
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$759
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$846
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$909
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$767
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$532
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$735
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$780
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$831
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$712
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$751
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$832
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$721
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$748
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$375
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$545
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$795
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$515
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$416
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$955
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$759
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$490
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$514
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$961
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1035
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$786
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$420
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$721
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$662
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$727
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$900