Cost of living comparison

Bangladesh

compared to

Sierra Leone

Freetown vs. Dhaka Cost of Living Summary

Freetown is 2.4 times more expensive than Dhaka.

Restaurants: pay 70.6% more in Freetown
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Freetown
Transportation: pay 24.6% less in Freetown
Housing: pay 7.2 times more in Freetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.3% less in Freetown
Clothing: pay 31.9% less in Freetown

The cost of housing, groceries, and restaurants in Freetown are more expensive than in Dhaka. Expenses including clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Freetown. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Freetown.

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Freetown vs. Dhaka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Freetown instead of Dhaka, you would:

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pay 70.6% more for restaurants

	Dhaka	Freetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.44 BDT300.31	$2.00 SLL41,939	-17.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.87 BDT600.63	$11.00 SLL231K	+125.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 BDT39.75	$1.83 SLL38,444	+468.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 BDT20.28	$0.85 SLL17,805	+416.2%
Average			+70.6%

Dhaka vs. Freetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Dhaka	Freetown
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 BDT76.25	$0.66 SLL13,755	+6.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 BDT539.40	$3.54 SLL74,319	-19.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.12 BDT385.00	$9.15 SLL192K	+193.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.20 BDT147.59	$1.81 SLL38,023	+51.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.49 BDT183.24	$4.54 SLL95,116	+205.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 BDT154.75	$3.18 SLL66,581	+153.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 BDT50.75	$1.36 SLL28,535	+230.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 BDT132.00	$0.32 SLL6,742	-70.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 BDT34.79	$2.27 SLL47,558	+703.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.12 BDT14.19	$0.91 SLL19,023	+688.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 BDT26.99	$0.74 SLL15,488	+237.4%
Average			+121.4%

Dhaka vs. Freetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.6% less for transportation

	Dhaka	Freetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.23 BDT521.81	$5.02 SLL105K	+18.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.73 BDT2,802.93	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,699.61 BDT4M	$12,000.00 SLL252M	-59.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.46 BDT550.58	$4.50 SLL94,363	+0.8%
Average			-24.6%

Dhaka vs. Freetown - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.2 times more for housing

	Dhaka	Freetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.78 BDT1,329.51	$55.00 SLL1M	+410.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$152.72 BDT18,832.18	$928.33 SLL19M	+507.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$73.69 BDT9,086.42	$1,261.67 SLL26M	+1612.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.91 BDT4,304.37	$45.88 SLL962K	+31.4%
Average			+624.7%

Dhaka vs. Freetown - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Dhaka	Freetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$90.60 BDT11,172.39	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,631.62 BDT325K	??

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pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Dhaka	Freetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 BDT600.63	$2.25 SLL47,181	-53.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.38 BDT293.12	$2.76 SLL57,878	+16.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 BDT400.42	$3.00 SLL62,908	-7.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.52 BDT2,036.74	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.06 BDT500.52	??
Average			-23.3%

Dhaka vs. Freetown - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 31.9% less for clothing

	Dhaka	Freetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.79 BDT2,070.29	$10.00 SLL210K	-40.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.19 BDT2,613.32	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.86 BDT6,271.26	$20.00 SLL419K	-60.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.02 BDT4,565.49	$50.00 SLL1M	+35.0%
Average			-31.9%

Dhaka vs. Freetown - Cost of clothing

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