Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Trinidad and Tobago

Port Of Spain vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Port Of Spain is 27.9% more expensive than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 80.2% more in Port Of Spain
Groceries: pay 39.7% more in Port Of Spain
Transportation: pay 64.8% more in Port Of Spain
Housing: pay 22.6% less in Port Of Spain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.1% more in Port Of Spain
Clothing: pay 4.4 times more in Port Of Spain

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

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Port Of Spain vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Freetown, you would:

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pay 80.2% more for restaurants

	Freetown	Port Of Spain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$10.32 TTD70.16	+415.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$8.84 TTD60.14	-19.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$1.02 TTD6.92	-44.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$0.74 TTD5.01	-13.2%
Average			+80.2%

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pay 39.7% more for groceries

	Freetown	Port Of Spain
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$2.52 TTD17.12	+283.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$3.32 TTD22.56	-6.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$9.25 TTD62.87	+1.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$4.38 TTD29.79	+141.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$4.57 TTD31.07	+0.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$2.50 TTD17.01	-21.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$1.38 TTD9.40	+1.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$1.67 TTD11.37	+420.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$1.95 TTD13.23	-14.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.98 TTD6.64	+7.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.86 TTD5.82	+16.0%
Average			+39.7%

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pay 64.8% more for transportation

	Freetown	Port Of Spain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$4.32 TTD29.40	-13.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$132.67 TTD902.03
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$36,853.34 TTD251K	+207.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$11.06 TTD75.17	+145.7%
Average			+64.8%

Freetown vs. Port Of Spain - Cost of transportation

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pay 22.6% less for housing

	Freetown	Port Of Spain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$56.39 TTD383.36	+2.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$1,014.70 TTD6,898.83	+9.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$519.48 TTD3,531.93	-58.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$69.52 TTD472.63	+51.5%
Average			-22.6%

Freetown vs. Port Of Spain - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Port Of Spain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$399.05 TTD2,713.11
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,825.75 TTD73,603.36

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pay 28.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Port Of Spain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$2.21 TTD15.03	-1.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$3.72 TTD25.28	+34.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$5.90 TTD40.09	+96.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$56.51 TTD384.20
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.84 TTD60.14
Average			+28.1%

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pay 4.4 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Port Of Spain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$54.67 TTD371.67	+446.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$51.59 TTD350.79
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$145.94 TTD992.23	+629.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$103.19 TTD701.58	+106.4%
Average			+335.0%

Freetown vs. Port Of Spain - Cost of clothing

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