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Sierra Leone

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Uzbekistan

Tashkent vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Tashkent is 22.1% cheaper than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 10.5% more in Tashkent
Groceries: pay 40.1% less in Tashkent
Transportation: pay 6.0% more in Tashkent
Housing: pay 50.5% less in Tashkent
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.3% less in Tashkent
Clothing: pay 4.3 times more in Tashkent

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

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Tashkent vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.5% more for restaurants

	Freetown	Tashkent
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$6.78 UZS81,886.14	+239.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$5.09 UZS61,414.61	-53.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$0.74 UZS8,944.47	-59.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$0.35 UZS4,196.66	-59.1%
Average			+10.5%

Freetown vs. Tashkent - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.1% less for groceries

	Freetown	Tashkent
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$0.84 UZS10,098.79	+27.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$4.12 UZS49,753.14	+16.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$4.94 UZS59,635.84	-46.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$1.85 UZS22,290.60	+1.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$1.91 UZS23,090.55	-57.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$0.70 UZS8,415.20	-78.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$0.83 UZS10,023.14	-39.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$1.04 UZS12,500.04	+222.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.77 UZS9,316.70	-66.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.26 UZS3,191.68	-70.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.18 UZS2,176.06	-75.6%
Average			-40.1%

Freetown vs. Tashkent - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.0% more for transportation

	Freetown	Tashkent
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$4.48 UZS54,072.87	-10.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$12.72 UZS154K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$16,956.24 UZS205M	+41.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$3.67 UZS44,267.65	-18.5%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 50.5% less for housing

	Freetown	Tashkent
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$13.64 UZS165K	-75.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$605.03 UZS7M	-34.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$380.19 UZS5M	-69.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$51.76 UZS625K	+12.8%
Average			-50.5%

Freetown vs. Tashkent - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Tashkent
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$332.64 UZS4M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$9,430.29 UZS114M

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pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Tashkent
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$2.12 UZS25,589.42	-5.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$2.63 UZS31,806.35	-4.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$2.03 UZS24,565.84	-32.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$64.29 UZS776K
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.93 UZS71,650.37
Average			-11.3%

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pay 4.3 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Tashkent
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$50.12 UZS605K	+401.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$58.44 UZS706K
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$112.30 UZS1M	+461.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$138.19 UZS2M	+176.4%
Average			+326.9%

Freetown vs. Tashkent - Cost of clothing

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