Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 28.7% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 43.6% less for restaurants
Freetown
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$4.28
₹356.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.28
₹356.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.49
₹40.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.21
₹17.51
|
|
pay 51.8% less for groceries
Freetown
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.53
₹44.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.13
₹177.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$2.82
₹235.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.02
₹85.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.68
₹140.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.74
₹61.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.33
₹27.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.44
₹36.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.23
₹19.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.15
₹12.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.18
₹15.36
|
|
pay 44.0% more for transportation
Freetown
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$4.64
₹386.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$12.22
₹1,018.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$13,440.78
₹1,120,694.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$2.57
₹213.95
|
|
pay 47.9% less for housing
Freetown
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$7.65
₹637.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$236.59
₹19,726.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$144.05
₹12,010.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$42.89
₹3,575.96
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Freetown
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$72.71
₹6,062.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$1,816.81
₹151,486.24
|
|
pay 13.8% more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.83
₹152.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.87
₹156.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$4.15
₹346.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$21.09
₹1,758.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$4.89
₹407.53
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$28.84
₹2,404.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$34.82
₹2,903.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$47.67
₹3,974.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$38.00
₹3,168.67
|
|
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