Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Moldova

Chisinau vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Chisinau is 0.7% more expensive than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 92.9% more in Chisinau
Groceries: pay 35.5% less in Chisinau
Transportation: pay 63.0% more in Chisinau
Housing: pay 34.5% less in Chisinau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.0% less in Chisinau
Clothing: pay 4.7 times more in Chisinau

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

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Chisinau vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 92.9% more for restaurants

	Freetown	Chisinau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$11.22 MDL200.58	+461.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$8.70 MDL155.45	-21.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$1.21 MDL21.60	-34.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$0.89 MDL15.92	+4.9%
Average			+92.9%

Freetown vs. Chisinau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.5% less for groceries

	Freetown	Chisinau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$0.71 MDL12.71	+8.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$4.89 MDL87.39	+37.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$4.73 MDL84.61	-48.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$2.79 MDL49.81	+53.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$2.36 MDL42.13	-48.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$0.44 MDL7.83	-86.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$0.87 MDL15.60	-35.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.94 MDL16.79	+192.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$1.01 MDL17.97	-55.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.31 MDL5.58	-65.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.25 MDL4.40	-66.7%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 63.0% more for transportation

	Freetown	Chisinau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$6.44 MDL115.06	+28.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$13.52 MDL241.70
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$29,507.41 MDL528K	+145.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$4.94 MDL88.26	+9.7%
Average			+63.0%

Freetown vs. Chisinau - Cost of transportation

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pay 34.5% less for housing

	Freetown	Chisinau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$10.59 MDL189.39	-80.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$679.74 MDL12,152.24	-26.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$435.34 MDL7,782.96	-65.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$185.85 MDL3,322.64	+305.1%
Average			-34.5%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Chisinau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$434.06 MDL7,759.94
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,841.67 MDL104K

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pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Chisinau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$2.24 MDL40.12	-0.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$2.16 MDL38.67	-21.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$3.42 MDL61.18	+14.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$41.67 MDL745.01
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.41 MDL150.43
Average			-7.0%

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pay 4.7 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Chisinau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$79.80 MDL1,426.62	+698.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$47.07 MDL841.43
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$114.14 MDL2,040.51	+470.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$115.56 MDL2,065.97	+131.1%
Average			+372.1%

Freetown vs. Chisinau - Cost of clothing

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