Cost of living comparison

Tajikistan

compared to

Sierra Leone

Freetown vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

Freetown is 39.8% more expensive than Dushanbe.

Restaurants: pay 4.7% more in Freetown
Groceries: pay 61.3% more in Freetown
Transportation: pay 3.0% less in Freetown
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Freetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.4% more in Freetown
Clothing: pay 54.6% less in Freetown

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

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Freetown vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.7% more for restaurants

	Dushanbe	Freetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.88 TJS44.99	$2.00 SLL41,939	-59.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 TJS49.99	$11.00 SLL231K	+103.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 TJS5.57	$1.83 SLL38,444	+203.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 TJS3.25	$0.85 SLL17,805	+141.2%
Average			+4.7%

Dushanbe vs. Freetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 61.3% more for groceries

	Dushanbe	Freetown
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 TJS5.69	$0.66 SLL13,755	+6.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53 TJS50.99	$3.54 SLL74,319	-35.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.10 TJS37.85	$9.15 SLL192K	+123.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 TJS16.68	$1.81 SLL38,023	+0.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 TJS18.07	$4.54 SLL95,116	+131.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TJS7.86	$3.18 SLL66,581	+272.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 TJS11.87	$1.36 SLL28,535	+5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 TJS11.11	$0.32 SLL6,742	-73.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 TJS5.22	$2.27 SLL47,558	+301.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 TJS2.56	$0.91 SLL19,023	+227.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 TJS1.74	$0.74 SLL15,488	+292.1%
Average			+61.3%

Dushanbe vs. Freetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.0% less for transportation

	Dushanbe	Freetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.37 TJS40.37	$5.02 SLL105K	+14.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50 TJS299.95	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,250.83 TJS150K	$12,000.00 SLL252M	-26.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 TJS33.99	$4.50 SLL94,363	+22.2%
Average			-3.0%

Dushanbe vs. Freetown - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Dushanbe	Freetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.18 TJS158.54	$55.00 SLL1M	+220.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$628.00 TJS5,795.70	$928.33 SLL19M	+47.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.75 TJS3,255.46	$1,261.67 SLL26M	+257.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.70 TJS477.10	$45.88 SLL962K	-11.2%
Average			+102.7%

Dushanbe vs. Freetown - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Dushanbe	Freetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.42 TJS769.87	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,679.67 TJS52,416.23	??

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pay 46.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	Freetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 TJS11.00	$2.25 SLL47,181	+88.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 TJS16.50	$2.76 SLL57,878	+54.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.79 TJS34.99	$3.00 SLL62,908	-20.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.50 TJS419.93	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 TJS49.99	??
Average			+46.4%

Dushanbe vs. Freetown - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 54.6% less for clothing

	Dushanbe	Freetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.38 TJS224.96	$10.00 SLL210K	-59.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.65 TJS485.92	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.64 TJS716.55	$20.00 SLL419K	-74.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.34 TJS519.91	$50.00 SLL1M	-11.2%
Average			-54.6%

Dushanbe vs. Freetown - Cost of clothing

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