Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 32.4% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Italy, you would:
pay 35.9% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 2.3% more for groceries
Italy
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.75
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.58
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.19
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 68.5% less for transportation
Italy
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.52
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€36.01
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.49
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 62.1% more for housing
Italy
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.84
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€570.32
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€458.43
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 87.4% less for childcare
Italy
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€430.76
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 24.2% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.57
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.74
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 75.0% less for clothing
Italy
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.71
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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