Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Moldova

Moldova vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Moldova is 19.6% cheaper than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 70.1% more in Moldova
Groceries: pay 40.5% less in Moldova
Transportation: pay 62.4% more in Moldova
Housing: pay 55.8% less in Moldova
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.2% less in Moldova
Clothing: pay 3.2 times more in Moldova

The cost of clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Moldova are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Expenses including housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Moldova. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Moldova.

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Moldova vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moldova instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

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pay 70.1% more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Moldova
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$9.35 MDL167.15	+367.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$8.74 MDL156.28	-20.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$1.02 MDL18.23	-44.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$0.67 MDL11.99	-21.0%
Average			+70.1%

Sierra Leone vs. Moldova - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.5% less for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Moldova
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$0.51 MDL9.08	-22.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$3.87 MDL69.24	+9.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$4.41 MDL78.82	-51.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$2.31 MDL41.28	+27.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$2.20 MDL39.31	-51.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$0.45 MDL8.07	-85.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$0.93 MDL16.57	-31.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.87 MDL15.59	+171.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$1.04 MDL18.56	-54.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.31 MDL5.61	-65.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.23 MDL4.20	-68.2%
Average			-40.5%

Sierra Leone vs. Moldova - Cost of groceries

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pay 62.4% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Moldova
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$6.15 MDL109.96	+22.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$17.07 MDL305.22
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$32,274.90 MDL577K	+169.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$4.30 MDL76.89	-4.4%
Average			+62.4%

Sierra Leone vs. Moldova - Cost of transportation

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pay 55.8% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Moldova
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$10.64 MDL190.16	-80.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$414.42 MDL7,408.91	-55.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$301.91 MDL5,397.46	-76.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$134.34 MDL2,401.73	+192.8%
Average			-55.8%

Sierra Leone vs. Moldova - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Moldova
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$219.48 MDL3,923.84
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,438.11 MDL97,220.90

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pay 27.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Moldova
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$1.50 MDL26.74	-33.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$1.77 MDL31.61	-35.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$3.38 MDL60.51	+12.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$31.66 MDL565.92
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.45 MDL115.33
Average			-27.2%

Sierra Leone vs. Moldova - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.2 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Moldova
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$52.78 MDL943.56	+427.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$38.13 MDL681.64
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$92.27 MDL1,649.64	+361.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$66.57 MDL1,190.11	+33.1%
Average			+218.9%

Sierra Leone vs. Moldova - Cost of clothing

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