Chisinau vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chisinau	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2204	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$505	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$980	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$625	$4114
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	51	81
😀 Quality of life	57	91
🏙️ Population	639K	1.43M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 56% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6080th and 1745th ($892 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1531st 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 San Antonio. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 5665th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs San Antonio

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	Chisinau	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.05	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1974	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.07	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.91	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$356	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6466	$16552

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133