Cost of living comparison
Kingstown is 3.3 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Kingstown instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 96.5% more for restaurants
Freetown
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Freetown
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for transportation
Freetown
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
pay 6.0% less for housing
Freetown
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Freetown
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 32.3% more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
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