Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Morocco

Rabat vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Rabat is 26.9% cheaper than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 5.5% less in Rabat
Groceries: pay 46.0% less in Rabat
Transportation: pay 60.9% more in Rabat
Housing: pay 61.7% less in Rabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.0% more in Rabat
Clothing: pay 3.0 times more in Rabat

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

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Rabat vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.5% less for restaurants

	Freetown	Rabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$4.01 MAD39.02	+100.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$7.02 MAD68.29	-36.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$0.54 MAD5.28	-70.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$0.34 MAD3.33	-59.7%
Average			-5.5%

Freetown vs. Rabat - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.0% less for groceries

	Freetown	Rabat
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$0.62 MAD6.06	-5.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$5.53 MAD53.77	+55.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$3.21 MAD31.21	-65.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$1.88 MAD18.32	+3.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$2.99 MAD29.12	-34.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$0.71 MAD6.88	-77.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$0.63 MAD6.11	-53.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.38 MAD3.70	+18.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.38 MAD3.74	-83.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.31 MAD3.01	-65.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.34 MAD3.30	-54.1%
Average			-46.0%

Freetown vs. Rabat - Cost of groceries

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pay 60.9% more for transportation

	Freetown	Rabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$5.64 MAD54.88	+12.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$25.07 MAD243.90
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$30,080.62 MAD293K	+150.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$6.72 MAD65.36	+49.3%
Average			+60.9%

Freetown vs. Rabat - Cost of transportation

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pay 61.7% less for housing

	Freetown	Rabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$33.05 MAD321.54	-39.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$510.29 MAD4,964.96	-45.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$263.71 MAD2,565.78	-79.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$29.10 MAD283.18	-36.6%
Average			-61.7%

Freetown vs. Rabat - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Rabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$176.76 MAD1,719.82
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$9,224.72 MAD89,753.43

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pay 26.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Rabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$5.01 MAD48.78	+122.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$1.90 MAD18.45	-31.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$4.07 MAD39.57	+35.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$27.94 MAD271.85
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.02 MAD58.53
Average			+26.0%

Freetown vs. Rabat - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Rabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$46.95 MAD456.79	+369.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$39.52 MAD384.49
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$90.77 MAD883.17	+353.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$64.58 MAD628.38	+29.2%
Average			+201.9%

Freetown vs. Rabat - Cost of clothing

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