Chisinau vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chisinau	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$876	$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2149	$5589
🏠 One person rent	$482	$1325
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$2490
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.3	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$638	$4672
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	51	100
😀 Quality of life	57	92
🏙️ Population	639K	2.3M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 61% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6200th and 1258th ($876 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1108th 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 13th in the United States, while ranked 5629th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Houston

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	Chisinau	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.06	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.85	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$445	$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.07%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4718	$22908

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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

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156