Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

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Togo

Lome vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Lome is 42.0% more expensive than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 50.6% more in Lome
Groceries: pay 58.7% more in Lome
Transportation: pay 8.3% more in Lome
Housing: pay 52.2% less in Lome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.3% more in Lome
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Lome

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

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Lome vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.6% more for restaurants

	Freetown	Lome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$2.51 F CFA1,441	-16.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL210K	$5.82 F CFA3,340	-41.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$3.46 F CFA1,985	+236.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$1.10 F CFA633	+24.4%
Average			+50.6%

Freetown vs. Lome - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.7% more for groceries

	Freetown	Lome
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$1.31 F CFA752	+96.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$7.15 F CFA4,104	+101.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$9.37 F CFA5,372	+2.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$2.04 F CFA1,170	+1.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$4.87 F CFA2,792	+43.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$1.22 F CFA698	-32.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.68 F CFA388	-25.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$2.03 F CFA1,163	+530.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$1.15 F CFA659	-49.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.81 F CFA465	-10.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.65 F CFA372	-12.1%
Average			+58.7%

Freetown vs. Lome - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.3% more for transportation

	Freetown	Lome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$4.66 F CFA2,674	-7.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$53.66 F CFA30,777
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$14,309.85 F CFA8M	+19.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225K	$12.12 F CFA6,951	+12.7%
Average			+8.3%

Freetown vs. Lome - Cost of transportation

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pay 52.2% less for housing

	Freetown	Lome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2M	$44.72 F CFA25,648	-55.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL28M	$330.92 F CFA190K	-75.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$201.23 F CFA115K	-84.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2M	$116.41 F CFA66,769	+5.5%
Average			-52.2%

Freetown vs. Lome - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Lome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,577.46 F CFA2M

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pay 36.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Lome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$0.89 F CFA513	-40.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$5.84 F CFA3,351	+236.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$1.43 F CFA821	-52.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1M	$50.68 F CFA29,067	+1.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.47 F CFA2,565
Average			+36.3%

Freetown vs. Lome - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Lome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$25.04 F CFA14,363	+150.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL168K	$27.73 F CFA15,902	+246.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$42.04 F CFA24,109	+110.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$96.59 F CFA55,399	+93.2%
Average			+150.1%

Freetown vs. Lome - Cost of clothing

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