Cost of living comparison

Moldova

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Sierra Leone

Freetown vs. Chisinau Cost of Living Summary

Freetown is 50.0% more expensive than Chisinau.

Restaurants: pay 5.6% more in Freetown
Groceries: pay 77.6% more in Freetown
Transportation: pay 23.9% more in Freetown
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Freetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.4% less in Freetown
Clothing: pay 78.0% less in Freetown

The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Freetown are more expensive than in Chisinau. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in Freetown. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Freetown.

Freetown vs. Chisinau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Freetown instead of Chisinau, you would:

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pay 5.6% more for restaurants

	Chisinau	Freetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.95 MDL154.46	$3.00 SLL62,908	-66.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.76 MDL133.87	$10.00 SLL210K	+28.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 MDL15.07	$1.03 SLL21,591	+17.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 MDL10.75	$0.89 SLL18,596	+42.3%
Average			+5.6%

Chisinau vs. Freetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 77.6% more for groceries

	Chisinau	Freetown
Bread 1 loaf	$0.58 MDL10.00	$0.67 SLL13,980	+15.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.29 MDL91.17	$3.54 SLL74,319	-32.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 MDL80.96	$9.15 SLL192K	+95.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 MDL45.50	$2.01 SLL42,124	-23.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 MDL43.94	$3.40 SLL71,337	+33.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 MDL6.96	$1.81 SLL38,046	+349.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 MDL14.62	$0.91 SLL19,023	+7.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 MDL14.72	$0.32 SLL6,742	-62.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 MDL16.39	$2.27 SLL47,558	+138.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 MDL6.18	$0.91 SLL19,023	+153.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 MDL4.54	$0.74 SLL15,488	+180.9%
Average			+77.6%

Chisinau vs. Freetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.9% more for transportation

	Chisinau	Freetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MDL92.51	$5.02 SLL105K	-6.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.97 MDL240.96	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,402.03 MDL542K	$12,000.00 SLL252M	-61.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.48 MDL77.23	$10.75 SLL225K	+140.1%
Average			+23.9%

Chisinau vs. Freetown - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Chisinau	Freetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.50 MDL181.18	$100.00 SLL2M	+852.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.28 MDL11,647.85	$1,321.25 SLL28M	+95.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.96 MDL8,503.05	$1,261.67 SLL26M	+155.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.19 MDL2,245.68	$110.40 SLL2M	-15.2%
Average			+272.1%

Chisinau vs. Freetown - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Chisinau	Freetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$407.06 MDL7,021.31	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,644.14 MDL115K	??

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pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Chisinau	Freetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 MDL30.89	$1.50 SLL31,454	-16.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 MDL31.84	$1.74 SLL36,435	-5.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.34 MDL57.67	$3.00 SLL62,908	-10.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.44 MDL680.35	$50.00 SLL1M	+26.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.76 MDL133.87	??
Average			-1.4%

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pay 78.0% less for clothing

	Chisinau	Freetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.56 MDL1,148.09	$10.00 SLL210K	-85.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.80 MDL928.03	$8.00 SLL168K	-85.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.49 MDL1,992.11	$20.00 SLL419K	-82.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.07 MDL2,105.50	$50.00 SLL1M	-59.0%
Average			-78.0%

Chisinau vs. Freetown - Cost of clothing

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