Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 2.0 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 39.4% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$3.31
MDL58.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$3.86
MDL67.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.67
MDL11.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.48
MDL8.38
|
|
pay 43.1% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.38
MDL6.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.61
MDL63.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$3.00
MDL52.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.53
MDL26.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.73
MDL30.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.30
MDL5.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.57
MDL10.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.55
MDL9.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.59
MDL10.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.22
MDL3.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.20
MDL3.52
|
|
pay 72.2% more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$5.01
MDL88.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$15.20
MDL267.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$15,888.83
MDL279,768.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$3.20
MDL56.43
|
|
pay 34.8% less for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$9.47
MDL166.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$226.53
MDL3,988.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$155.30
MDL2,734.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$83.16
MDL1,464.19
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$225.45
MDL3,969.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$3,677.02
MDL64,744.51
|
|
pay 28.1% less for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.01
MDL17.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.15
MDL20.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$2.14
MDL37.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$24.94
MDL439.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$4.49
MDL79.08
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$42.37
MDL746.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$30.63
MDL539.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$77.19
MDL1,359.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$88.31
MDL1,554.97
|
|
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