Austin vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Austin	Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2475	$969
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5680	$2309
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$535
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$933
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$304
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5010	$357
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	65	52
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	962K	567K

The cost of living in Austin is 155% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 932nd and 5780th ($2475 vs $969) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th and 1st 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 months in Austin compared to 0.4 months in Chisinau. Austin ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 192nd and 5599th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$8.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.34	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1888	$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$1012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2018	$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$2614
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3142	$1942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$4.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$8.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$0.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$4.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20982	$6332

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2058
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2149
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2110
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2125
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2120
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1857
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2105
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2093
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2070
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2071
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1950
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1843
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2066
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2003
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1900
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2093
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1860
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2093
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2107
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2148
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2111
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2261
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2064
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2164
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2206
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2142
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$1916
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2025
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2316

Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$789
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$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