Chisinau vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$4931
🏠 One person rent
$482
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$2192
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$560
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$4224
😷 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 60% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6200th and 1380th ($876 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1203rd 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 1.9 months in San Antonio. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 5629th and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$6.34
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$17.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$10912

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2155
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2172
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2156
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2177
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2226
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2223
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2071
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2473
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2232
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2250
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2211
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2145
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2194
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2231
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2097
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$2075
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$2006
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$2037
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$734
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1749
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2186
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1885
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$2024
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1856
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$765
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$545
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1890
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1764
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2151
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2223
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2164
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2143
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$2734
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2692
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2248
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2093
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1798
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2080
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2137