Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Bishkek is 23.9% cheaper than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 17.8% more in Bishkek
Groceries: pay 45.8% less in Bishkek
Transportation: pay 25.8% more in Bishkek
Housing: pay 51.2% less in Bishkek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.7% less in Bishkek
Clothing: pay 3.6 times more in Bishkek

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

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Bishkek vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.8% more for restaurants

	Freetown	Bishkek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$6.86 KGS600.01	+243.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$5.83 KGS510.01	-47.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$0.74 KGS65.00	-59.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$0.39 KGS33.88	-54.4%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 45.8% less for groceries

	Freetown	Bishkek
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$0.40 KGS34.67	-39.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$3.82 KGS334.23	+7.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$3.81 KGS333.12	-58.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$1.73 KGS151.13	-4.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$2.08 KGS181.82	-54.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$0.63 KGS54.76	-80.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$0.84 KGS73.57	-38.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.93 KGS81.76	+190.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.72 KGS62.84	-68.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.27 KGS23.90	-69.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.22 KGS19.28	-70.2%
Average			-45.8%

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pay 25.8% more for transportation

	Freetown	Bishkek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$3.74 KGS326.93	-25.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$11.66 KGS1,020.02
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$29,991.94 KGS3M	+149.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$4.52 KGS395.01	+0.4%
Average			+25.8%

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pay 51.2% less for housing

	Freetown	Bishkek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$12.00 KGS1,049.18	-78.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$603.19 KGS52,748.92	-35.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$416.93 KGS36,460.58	-67.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$38.42 KGS3,359.98	-16.3%
Average			-51.2%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Bishkek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$219.56 KGS19,200.33
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,837.88 KGS685K

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pay 27.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Bishkek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$1.37 KGS120.00	-39.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$2.43 KGS212.36	-12.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$2.06 KGS180.00	-31.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$54.84 KGS4,795.54
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.72 KGS500.01
Average			-27.7%

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pay 3.6 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Bishkek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$55.40 KGS4,844.53	+454.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$43.07 KGS3,766.73
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$90.57 KGS7,920.14	+352.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$90.22 KGS7,890.14	+80.4%
Average			+256.4%

Freetown vs. Bishkek - Cost of clothing

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