Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Venezuela

Caracas vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Caracas is 3.9% more expensive than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Caracas
Groceries: pay 31.3% more in Caracas
Transportation: pay 37.7% more in Caracas
Housing: pay 53.9% less in Caracas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.8% more in Caracas
Clothing: pay 5.2 times more in Caracas

The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Caracas are more expensive than in Freetown. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Caracas.

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Caracas vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Freetown	Caracas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$10.80 VEF107.76	+440.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$11.00 VEF109.72
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$1.53 VEF15.23	-16.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$1.32 VEF13.13	+55.1%
Average			+119.2%

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pay 31.3% more for groceries

	Freetown	Caracas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$2.27 VEF22.67	+246.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$5.08 VEF50.69	+43.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$10.26 VEF102.36	+12.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$4.73 VEF47.13	+160.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$4.21 VEF41.95	-7.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$3.29 VEF32.80	+3.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$0.91 VEF9.08	-33.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.99 VEF9.84	+206.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$1.05 VEF10.45	-53.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$1.02 VEF10.17	+12.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.99 VEF9.88	+34.1%
Average			+31.3%

Freetown vs. Caracas - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.7% more for transportation

	Freetown	Caracas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$3.18 VEF31.72	-36.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.00 VEF299.24
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$25,000.00 VEF249K	+108.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$27.00 VEF269.31	+500.0%
Average			+37.7%

Freetown vs. Caracas - Cost of transportation

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pay 53.9% less for housing

	Freetown	Caracas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$37.99 VEF378.95	-30.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$610.08 VEF6,085.28	-34.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$425.00 VEF4,239.16	-66.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$16.60 VEF165.55	-63.8%
Average			-53.9%

Freetown vs. Caracas - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Caracas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$160.00 VEF1,595.92
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,100.00 VEF60,844.46

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pay 15.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Caracas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$2.00 VEF19.95	-11.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$3.63 VEF36.19	+31.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$4.58 VEF45.68	+52.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$66.50 VEF663.30
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.50 VEF64.83
Average			+15.8%

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pay 5.2 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Caracas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$76.58 VEF763.81	+665.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$50.89 VEF507.62
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$133.76 VEF1,334.21	+568.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$133.87 VEF1,335.27	+167.7%
Average			+415.7%

Freetown vs. Caracas - Cost of clothing

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