Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

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Niger

Niamey vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Niamey is 1.5% cheaper than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 57.7% more in Niamey
Groceries: pay 24.6% less in Niamey
Transportation: pay 0.9% more in Niamey
Housing: pay 16.3% less in Niamey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.7% less in Niamey
Clothing: pay 2.9 times more in Niamey

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

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Niamey vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.7% more for restaurants

	Freetown	Niamey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$6.40 F CFA3,737	+220.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$9.39 F CFA5,481	-14.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$1.43 F CFA835	-22.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$0.96 F CFA561	+13.1%
Average			+57.7%

Freetown vs. Niamey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.6% less for groceries

	Freetown	Niamey
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$0.54 F CFA316	-17.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$9.05 F CFA5,282	-1.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$2.16 F CFA1,262	+19.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$2.71 F CFA1,582	-40.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$1.55 F CFA904	-51.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$0.72 F CFA422	-46.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$1.29 F CFA753	+301.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.75 F CFA437	-67.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.65 F CFA377	-28.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.31 F CFA181	-58.1%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 0.9% more for transportation

	Freetown	Niamey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$3.58 F CFA2,087	-28.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$20,484.30 F CFA12M	+70.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$3.16 F CFA1,844	-29.8%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 16.3% less for housing

	Freetown	Niamey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$85.35 F CFA49,830	+55.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$938.86 F CFA548K	+1.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$512.11 F CFA299K	-59.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$130.54 F CFA76,211	+184.5%
Average			-16.3%

Freetown vs. Niamey - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Niamey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$1,024.21 F CFA598K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$4,267.56 F CFA2M

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pay 18.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Niamey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$1.28 F CFA747	-43.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$3.13 F CFA1,827	+13.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$2.56 F CFA1,495	-14.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$73.97 F CFA43,186
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.12 F CFA2,990
Average			-18.7%

Freetown vs. Niamey - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Niamey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$68.28 F CFA39,864	+582.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$85.35 F CFA49,830
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$51.21 F CFA29,898	+156.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$68.28 F CFA39,864	+36.6%
Average			+188.0%

Freetown vs. Niamey - Cost of clothing

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