Cost of living comparison
London is 12.3 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in London instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Freetown
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$21.12
£16.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$9.10
£7.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$2.30
£1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.75
£1.41
|
|
pay 32.2% more for groceries
Freetown
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.57
£1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.08
£3.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$5.80
£4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$3.53
£2.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.80
£3.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.20
£0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.16
£0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$1.47
£1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.66
£0.53
|
|
pay 13.5 times more for transportation
Freetown
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$8.25
£6.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$198.74
£159.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$31,052.51
£24,927.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$22.83
£18.33
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Freetown
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$36.24
£29.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$2,575.57
£2,067.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$1,776.05
£1,425.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$286.24
£229.78
|
|
pay 53.9 times more for childcare
Freetown
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$1,945.82
£1,562.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$21,135.46
£16,966.75
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$7.45
£5.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$4.25
£3.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$16.15
£12.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$56.73
£45.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$14.91
£11.97
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$92.70
£74.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$42.71
£34.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$92.09
£73.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$120.19
£96.48
|
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