Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 88.1% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 25.5% less for restaurants
Freetown
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
|
pay 19.4% less for groceries
Freetown
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.31
SYP782
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.38
SYP961
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.29
SYP721
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.18
SYP446
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Freetown
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
|
pay 31.9% less for housing
Freetown
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Freetown
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
|
pay 25.7% less for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
|
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