Chisinau vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$2221
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$5469
🏠 One person rent
$428
$1319
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$2448
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$4662
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
51
100
😀 Quality of life
58
92
🏙️ Population
639K
2.3M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 64% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6354th and 1234th ($810 vs $2221) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1107th 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 2.1 months in Houston. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Houston ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 5671st and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$5.63
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$3100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$1960
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$67.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$3710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$8.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$3.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$1282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$23011

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$767
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$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

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$2141
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$2118
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$2128
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$2132
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2148
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2126
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2107
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2115
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2123
41 km or 25 mi League
$2125
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2055
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2136
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2737
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2023
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1801
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1919
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1988
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1694
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1829
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1925
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1879
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1778
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2220
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1975
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1915
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1445
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2179
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2590
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2095
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2066
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2150
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2146
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2093
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2191
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2146
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2190
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2071
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1989
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2175