Cost of living comparison

Pakistan

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Sierra Leone

Freetown vs. Islamabad Cost of Living Summary

Freetown is 75.1% more expensive than Islamabad.

Restaurants: pay 33.1% more in Freetown
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Freetown
Transportation: pay 48.9% less in Freetown
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in Freetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.3% less in Freetown
Clothing: pay 53.1% less in Freetown

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

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Freetown vs. Islamabad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.1% more for restaurants

	Islamabad	Freetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.61 PKR999.89	$2.00 SLL41,939	-44.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 PKR1,499.84	$11.00 SLL231K	+103.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 PKR94.28	$1.83 SLL38,444	+438.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 PKR60.55	$0.85 SLL17,805	+288.3%
Average			+33.1%

Islamabad vs. Freetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Islamabad	Freetown
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 PKR207.85	$0.66 SLL13,755	-12.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.07 PKR850.72	$3.54 SLL74,319	+15.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.63 PKR1,005.39	$9.15 SLL192K	+152.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.24 PKR343.26	$1.81 SLL38,023	+46.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 PKR390.05	$4.54 SLL95,116	+222.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 PKR163.01	$3.18 SLL66,581	+439.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 PKR106.08	$1.36 SLL28,535	+255.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 PKR131.53	$0.32 SLL6,742	-32.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 PKR68.04	$2.27 SLL47,558	+823.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 PKR35.48	$0.91 SLL19,023	+608.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 PKR46.23	$0.74 SLL15,488	+342.4%
Average			+164.8%

Islamabad vs. Freetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 48.9% less for transportation

	Islamabad	Freetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.11 PKR1,414.40	$5.02 SLL105K	-1.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.66 PKR5,999.36	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$54,159.34 PKR15M	$12,000.00 SLL252M	-77.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.04 PKR1,949.79	$4.50 SLL94,363	-36.1%
Average			-48.9%

Islamabad vs. Freetown - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Islamabad	Freetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.07 PKR4,726.77	$55.00 SLL1M	+222.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$273.02 PKR75,608.63	$928.33 SLL19M	+240.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$139.79 PKR38,712.55	$1,261.67 SLL26M	+802.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.95 PKR21,585.94	$45.88 SLL962K	-41.1%
Average			+285.2%

Islamabad vs. Freetown - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Islamabad	Freetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$74.62 PKR20,664.47	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,015.34 PKR1M	??

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pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Islamabad	Freetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 PKR999.89	$2.25 SLL47,181	-37.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.65 PKR733.33	$2.76 SLL57,878	+4.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.30 PKR636.93	$3.00 SLL62,908	+30.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.23 PKR7,817.35	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.33 PKR1,199.87	??
Average			-11.3%

Islamabad vs. Freetown - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 53.1% less for clothing

	Islamabad	Freetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.82 PKR6,874.27	$10.00 SLL210K	-59.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.87 PKR9,655.78	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.43 PKR26,705.61	$20.00 SLL419K	-79.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.62 PKR11,248.80	$50.00 SLL1M	+23.1%
Average			-53.1%

Islamabad vs. Freetown - Cost of clothing

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