Chisinau vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chisinau	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$969	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2309	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$535	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$933	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.5	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$357	$4112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	52	81
😀 Quality of life	62	91
🏙️ Population	567K	1.43M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 53% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5780th and 1833rd ($969 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1452nd 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 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 5599th and 156th 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	$8.77	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.4	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$550	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1012	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.02	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.99%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2614	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1942	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.74	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.48	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.44	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.42	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.04	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$443	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6332	$19123

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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

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093