Chisinau vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chisinau	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$876	$1213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2149	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$482	$849
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.3	$61.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$638	$1665
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	51	22
😀 Quality of life	57	38
🏙️ Population	639K	951K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 28% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 6200th and 4564th ($876 vs $1213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.4 months in Freetown. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 5629th and 7131st 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	$7.06	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.85	$7.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$445	$880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$639
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$85.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.07%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$1.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$76.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4718	$2835

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$806
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$860
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$537
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$491
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$819
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1131
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$827
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$873
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$956
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$759
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$846
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$909
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$767
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$532
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$735
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$780
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$831
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$712
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$751
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$832
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$721
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$748
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$375
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$545
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$795
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$515
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$416
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$955
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$759
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$490
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$514
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$961
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1035
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$786
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$420
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$721
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$662
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$727
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$900

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1030
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$974
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1138
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$972
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1146
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$994
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$983
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$528
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$494
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$866
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$889
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$979
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$971
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1039
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$494
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$569
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$520
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$488
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1062
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$496
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1051
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$574
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$497
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1203
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1095
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1198
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1047
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$495
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1003
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$503
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1071
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1034
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$649
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$498