Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 10.6 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Freetown
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$26.69
A$41.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$10.01
A$15.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$2.70
A$4.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$2.13
A$3.28
|
|
pay 81.5% more for groceries
Freetown
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$2.29
A$3.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.42
A$9.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$6.48
A$9.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$4.10
A$6.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.63
A$5.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.47
A$2.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.13
A$1.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.60
A$2.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$2.47
A$3.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$1.17
A$1.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.96
A$1.48
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for transportation
Freetown
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$5.45
A$8.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$100.08
A$154.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$20,016.00
A$30,850.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$15.93
A$24.56
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Freetown
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$68.64
A$105.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$1,824.70
A$2,812.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$1,494.78
A$2,303.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$183.28
A$282.50
|
|
pay 45.7 times more for childcare
Freetown
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$1,686.35
A$2,599.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$14,216.13
A$21,911.41
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$8.01
A$12.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.74
A$5.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$23.35
A$35.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$64.70
A$99.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$13.34
A$20.57
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$93.52
A$144.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$72.72
A$112.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$134.62
A$207.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$183.19
A$282.35
|
|
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