Chisinau vs Dallas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chisinau	Dallas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$2471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2204	$5897
🏠 One person rent	$505	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$980	$2718
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$617
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$625	$4999
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	51	91
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	639K	1.3M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 64% less expensive than in Dallas. Cities ranked 6080th and 837th ($892 vs $2471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 773rd 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 2 months in Dallas. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Dallas ranked 23rd in the United States, while ranked 5665th and 130th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Dallas

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	Chisinau	Dallas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.05	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$67.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$3000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$2294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1974	$3484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$2244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$91.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.07	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$5.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$98.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.91	$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$356	$1145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6466	$26393

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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 Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246