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Sierra Leone

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Seychelles

Victoria vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 50.3% more expensive than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 29.1% more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 61.1% more in Victoria
Housing: pay 0.3% more in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Victoria
Clothing: pay 3.2 times more in Victoria

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

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Victoria vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Freetown	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$18.02 SCR252.68	+800.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$12.63 SCR177.21	+14.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$2.32 SCR32.48	+26.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$2.66 SCR37.29	+213.1%
Average			+223.9%

Freetown vs. Victoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.1% more for groceries

	Freetown	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$1.74 SCR24.47	+166.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$15.56 SCR218.25	+339.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$7.27 SCR102.03	-20.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$3.80 SCR53.37	+109.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$2.82 SCR39.54	-37.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$1.02 SCR14.33	-67.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$1.25 SCR17.57	-7.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$1.09 SCR15.28	+238.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$2.85 SCR39.95	+25.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.88 SCR12.38	-2.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.83 SCR11.59	+11.9%
Average			+29.1%

Freetown vs. Victoria - Cost of groceries

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pay 61.1% more for transportation

	Freetown	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$6.12 SCR85.81	+22.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$33.37 SCR468.01
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$26,759.63 SCR375K	+123.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	??
Average			+61.1%

Freetown vs. Victoria - Cost of transportation

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pay 0.3% more for housing

	Freetown	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$138.63 SCR1,944.40	+152.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$954.78 SCR13,391.30	+2.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$804.72 SCR11,286.52	-36.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$106.13 SCR1,488.59	+131.3%
Average			+0.3%

Freetown vs. Victoria - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$144.13 SCR2,021.47
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,698.34 SCR122K

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$4.01 SCR56.30	+78.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$4.00 SCR56.12	+45.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$24.19 SCR339.29	+706.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$78.21 SCR1,096.97
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$7.21 SCR101.07
Average			+122.0%

Freetown vs. Victoria - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.2 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$37.23 SCR522.21	+272.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$24.74 SCR347.02
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$90.08 SCR1,263.42	+350.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$100.89 SCR1,415.03	+101.8%
Average			+223.4%

Freetown vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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