Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Maldives

Male vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Male is 2.0 times more expensive than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 14.6% more in Male
Groceries: pay 57.6% more in Male
Transportation: pay 69.0% more in Male
Housing: pay 26.9% less in Male
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Male
Clothing: pay 4.2 times more in Male

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

Male vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.6% more for restaurants

	Freetown	Male
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$5.56 MVR85.89	+85.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL210K	$9.80 MVR151.57	-2.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$1.45 MVR22.37	+40.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$0.31 MVR4.72	-65.6%
Average			+14.6%

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pay 57.6% more for groceries

	Freetown	Male
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$1.59 MVR24.59	+138.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$4.58 MVR70.73	+29.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$6.95 MVR107.42	-24.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$1.76 MVR27.28	-12.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$2.82 MVR43.54	-17.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$1.84 MVR28.42	+1.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$1.73 MVR26.74	+90.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$1.96 MVR30.36	+510.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$1.48 MVR22.92	-34.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.70 MVR10.82	-22.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.55 MVR8.48	-25.7%
Average			+57.6%

Freetown vs. Male - Cost of groceries

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pay 69.0% more for transportation

	Freetown	Male
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$3.54 MVR54.74	-29.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$28.91 MVR447.02
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$32,679.74 MVR505K	+172.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225K	$17.65 MVR272.82	+64.2%
Average			+69.0%

Freetown vs. Male - Cost of transportation

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pay 26.9% less for housing

	Freetown	Male
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2M	$81.15 MVR1,254.65	-18.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL28M	$965.87 MVR14,932.32	-26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$678.10 MVR10,483.50	-46.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2M	$93.30 MVR1,442.38	-15.5%
Average			-26.9%

Freetown vs. Male - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Male
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$165.36 MVR2,556.46
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,587.42 MVR55,461.49

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Male
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$4.74 MVR73.26	+215.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$3.31 MVR51.15	+90.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$13.07 MVR202.09	+335.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1M	$80.61 MVR1,246.23	+61.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$9.80 MVR151.57
Average			+175.8%

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pay 4.2 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Male
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$43.03 MVR665.22	+330.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL168K	$56.86 MVR879.10	+610.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$90.20 MVR1,394.43	+351.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$51.74 MVR799.95	+3.5%
Average			+323.9%

Freetown vs. Male - Cost of clothing

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