Cost of living comparison

Hong Kong

compared to

Sierra Leone

Freetown vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Freetown is 53.3% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 35.6% less in Freetown
Groceries: pay 38.8% less in Freetown
Transportation: pay 70.1% less in Freetown
Housing: pay 46.7% less in Freetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.3% less in Freetown
Clothing: pay 75.2% less in Freetown

Expenses including clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Freetown.

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Freetown vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Freetown instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 35.6% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Freetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.28 HK$64.98	$2.00 SLL41,939	-75.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.37 HK$49.99	$11.00 SLL231K	+72.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 HK$10.23	$1.83 SLL38,444	+40.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 HK$8.59	$0.85 SLL17,805	-22.4%
Average			-35.6%

Hong Kong vs. Freetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.8% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Freetown
Bread 1 loaf	$2.37 HK$18.58	$0.66 SLL13,755	-72.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.52 HK$98.20	$3.54 SLL74,319	-71.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.07 HK$86.89	$9.15 SLL192K	-17.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.47 HK$27.19	$1.81 SLL38,023	-47.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.96 HK$31.05	$4.54 SLL95,116	+14.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.87 HK$14.69	$3.18 SLL66,581	+69.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 HK$9.78	$1.36 SLL28,535	+9.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.09 HK$16.41	$0.32 SLL6,742	-84.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.80 HK$14.11	$2.27 SLL47,558	+26.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 HK$11.25	$0.91 SLL19,023	-36.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.44 HK$11.31	$0.74 SLL15,488	-48.8%
Average			-38.8%

Hong Kong vs. Freetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 70.1% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Freetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.51 HK$121.69	$5.02 SLL105K	-67.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.19 HK$699.80	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,597.12 HK$350K	$12,000.00 SLL252M	-73.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.40 HK$112.97	$4.50 SLL94,363	-68.7%
Average			-70.1%

Hong Kong vs. Freetown - Cost of transportation

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pay 46.7% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Freetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.52 HK$168.85	$55.00 SLL1M	+155.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,207.41 HK$17,318.98	$928.33 SLL19M	-57.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,690.00 HK$13,259.46	$1,261.67 SLL26M	-25.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.59 HK$1,495.38	$45.88 SLL962K	-75.9%
Average			-46.7%

Hong Kong vs. Freetown - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Hong Kong	Freetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,171.99 HK$9,195.28	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,295.74 HK$175K	??

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pay 64.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Freetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.65 HK$59.98	$2.25 SLL47,181	-70.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.04 HK$39.55	$2.76 SLL57,878	-45.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.38 HK$104.97	$3.00 SLL62,908	-77.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$93.07 HK$730.22	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.70 HK$107.47	??
Average			-64.3%

Hong Kong vs. Freetown - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 75.2% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Freetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.63 HK$530.62	$10.00 SLL210K	-85.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.11 HK$322.53	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.54 HK$631.90	$20.00 SLL419K	-75.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.85 HK$940.36	$50.00 SLL1M	-58.3%
Average			-75.2%

Hong Kong vs. Freetown - Cost of clothing

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