Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Lebanon

Beirut vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 31.0% more expensive than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 8.9% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Beirut
Housing: pay 16.6% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.0% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 4.8 times more in Beirut

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

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Beirut vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Freetown	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$12.00 LBP1M	+500.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$10.00 LBP896K	-9.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$2.33 LBP209K	+27.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$0.87 LBP78,113	+2.7%
Average			+122.4%

Freetown vs. Beirut - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.9% less for groceries

	Freetown	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$0.88 LBP78,624	+33.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$5.54 LBP496K	+56.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$7.42 LBP664K	-19.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$3.57 LBP320K	+96.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$4.81 LBP431K	+6.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$1.39 LBP124K	-56.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$0.76 LBP68,245	-44.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.75 LBP66,945	+132.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.68 LBP60,933	-70.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.56 LBP50,168	-38.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.71 LBP63,835	-3.5%
Average			-8.9%

Freetown vs. Beirut - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Freetown	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$4.04 LBP362K	-19.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$77.50 LBP7M
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$53,500.00 LBP5B	+345.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$23.00 LBP2M	+411.1%
Average			+104.3%

Freetown vs. Beirut - Cost of transportation

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pay 16.6% less for housing

	Freetown	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$37.98 LBP3M	-31.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$943.80 LBP85M	+1.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$496.60 LBP44M	-60.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$177.50 LBP16M	+286.9%
Average			-16.6%

Freetown vs. Beirut - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$681.75 LBP61M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,643.75 LBP953M

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pay 68.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$5.00 LBP448K	+122.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$4.54 LBP407K	+64.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$3.00 LBP269K
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$85.00 LBP8M
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$10.00 LBP896K
Average			+68.0%

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pay 4.8 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$67.62 LBP6M	+576.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$49.29 LBP4M
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$138.89 LBP12M	+594.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$120.00 LBP11M	+140.0%
Average			+383.0%

Freetown vs. Beirut - Cost of clothing

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