Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.5 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Italy instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Freetown
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$15.81
€14.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
pay 32.1% more for groceries
Freetown
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.81
€6.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.59
€5.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$5.01
€4.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 86.1% more for transportation
Freetown
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$7.33
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.24
€35.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$19.55
€18.14
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Freetown
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$660.64
€612.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$504.89
€468.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Freetown
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$519.28
€481.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
pay 84.3% more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$52.41
€48.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.51
€8.83
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$115.51
€107.16
|
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