Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Chile

Santiago vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 2.0% cheaper than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 98.1% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 13.2% less in Santiago
Transportation: pay 33.3% more in Santiago
Housing: pay 45.5% less in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.5% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 3.0 times more in Santiago

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

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Santiago vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 98.1% more for restaurants

	Freetown	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$10.23 CLF0.2600	+411.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$8.70 CLF0.2200	-20.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$1.71 CLF0.0400	-7.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$1.25 CLF0.0300	+46.9%
Average			+98.1%

Freetown vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.2% less for groceries

	Freetown	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$1.81 CLF0.0500	+176.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$5.64 CLF0.1400	+59.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$4.81 CLF0.1200	-47.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$4.18 CLF0.1000	+130.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$3.11 CLF0.0800	-31.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$0.90 CLF0.0200	-71.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-48.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.74 CLF0.0200	+129.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.78 CLF0.0200	-65.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.49 CLF0.0100	-45.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.68 CLF0.0200	-8.4%
Average			-13.2%

Freetown vs. Santiago - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.3% more for transportation

	Freetown	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$5.77 CLF0.1400	+15.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$40.93 CLF1.0200
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$17,743.12 CLF443.5100	+47.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$7.37 CLF0.1800	+63.7%
Average			+33.3%

Freetown vs. Santiago - Cost of transportation

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pay 45.5% less for housing

	Freetown	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$19.07 CLF0.4800	-65.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$552.81 CLF13.8200	-40.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$376.90 CLF9.4200	-70.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$113.86 CLF2.8500	+148.2%
Average			-45.5%

Freetown vs. Santiago - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$432.52 CLF10.8100
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,959.69 CLF273.9500

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pay 51.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$4.09 CLF0.1000	+81.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$3.25 CLF0.0800	+17.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$5.22 CLF0.1300	+74.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$33.92 CLF0.8500
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$7.52 CLF0.1900
Average			+51.5%

Freetown vs. Santiago - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$50.25 CLF1.2600	+402.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$28.71 CLF0.7200
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$66.29 CLF1.6600	+231.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$80.84 CLF2.0200	+61.7%
Average			+199.7%

Freetown vs. Santiago - Cost of clothing

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