Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

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Syria

Damascus vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 21.5% cheaper than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 79.7% more in Damascus
Groceries: pay 52.0% less in Damascus
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Damascus
Housing: pay 58.4% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.7% more in Damascus
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Damascus

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

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Damascus vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.7% more for restaurants

	Freetown	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$10.00 SYP130K	+400.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$7.00 SYP91,014	-36.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$2.25 SYP29,254	+22.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$0.85 SYP11,008	-0.3%
Average			+79.7%

Freetown vs. Damascus - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.0% less for groceries

	Freetown	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$0.40 SYP5,199	-39.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$1.96 SYP25,477	-44.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$4.03 SYP52,433	-55.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$1.59 SYP20,653	-12.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$2.59 SYP33,645	-43.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$0.47 SYP6,174	-85.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$0.63 SYP8,218	-53.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.51 SYP6,582	+57.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.47 SYP6,154	-79.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.35 SYP4,563	-61.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.35 SYP4,608	-52.0%
Average			-52.0%

Freetown vs. Damascus - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Freetown	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$13.98 SYP182K	+178.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$10.00 SYP130K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$15,000.00 SYP195M	+25.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$13.15 SYP171K	+192.3%
Average			+103.5%

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pay 58.4% less for housing

	Freetown	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$46.25 SYP601K	-15.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$523.33 SYP7M	-43.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$186.00 SYP2M	-85.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$107.06 SYP1M	+133.3%
Average			-58.4%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$66.67 SYP867K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,780.73 SYP23M

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pay 5.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$2.00 SYP26,004	-11.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$3.71 SYP48,293	+34.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$2.77 SYP36,000	-7.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$28.00 SYP364K
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.50 SYP71,511
Average			+5.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$28.60 SYP372K	+186.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$40.00 SYP520K
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$60.00 SYP780K	+200.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$58.33 SYP758K	+16.7%
Average			+115.5%

Freetown vs. Damascus - Cost of clothing

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