Chisinau vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$1347
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$1705
🏠 One person rent
$528
$974
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$120
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
51
22
😀 Quality of life
59
29
🏙️ Population
639K
951K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 30% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 5968th and 4374th ($947 vs $1347) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Moldova and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Moldova vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.1 months in Freetown. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Freetown ranked 2nd in Sierra Leone, while ranked 6039th and 8809th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Freetown

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Chisinau Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$797
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$85.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$6.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$5.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$10
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$63.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$87.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$3183

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Distance City Cost of living
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$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970

Cities near Freetown

Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Conakry
$1067
137 km or 85 mi Forecariah
$999
174 km or 108 mi Bo
$1283
207 km or 128 mi Boffa
$999
235 km or 146 mi Kenema
$1281
246 km or 153 mi Mamou
$1021
341 km or 212 mi Gueckedou
$1010
361 km or 224 mi Monrovia
$536
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$502
439 km or 273 mi Bafata
$872
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$895
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$1007
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$1003
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$503
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1044
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$503
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$1031
603 km or 375 mi Greenville
$502
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$598
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$541
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$516
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1088
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$508
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$1084
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$583
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$506
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1140
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1141
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1221
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$1099
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$506
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1082
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1060
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$514
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$1123
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1062
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$1083
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$630
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$506