Cost of living comparison

Afghanistan

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Sierra Leone

Freetown vs. Kabul Cost of Living Summary

Freetown is 2.7 times more expensive than Kabul.

Restaurants: pay 59.0% more in Freetown
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Freetown
Transportation: pay 21.0% more in Freetown
Housing: pay 6.1 times more in Freetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.8% more in Freetown
Clothing: pay 13.4% less in Freetown

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

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Freetown vs. Kabul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.0% more for restaurants

	Kabul	Freetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.77 AFN180	$2.00 SLL41,939	-27.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 AFN300	$11.00 SLL231K	+138.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 AFN31	$1.83 SLL38,444	+286.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 AFN10	$0.85 SLL17,805	+451.9%
Average			+59.0%

Kabul vs. Freetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Kabul	Freetown
Bread 1 loaf	$0.24 AFN16	$0.66 SLL13,755	+173.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.19 AFN142	$3.54 SLL74,319	+61.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.21 AFN208	$9.15 SLL192K	+185.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 AFN101	$1.81 SLL38,023	+16.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.81 AFN118	$4.54 SLL95,116	+150.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.32 AFN21	$3.18 SLL66,581	+892.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 AFN26	$1.36 SLL28,535	+244.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 AFN27	$0.32 SLL6,742	-23.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 AFN16	$2.27 SLL47,558	+851.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 AFN18	$0.91 SLL19,023	+225.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 AFN15	$0.74 SLL15,488	+230.8%
Average			+184.5%

Kabul vs. Freetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.0% more for transportation

	Kabul	Freetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19 AFN272	$5.02 SLL105K	+19.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.77 AFN1,350	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,461.54 AFN550K	$12,000.00 SLL252M	+41.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.77 AFN375	$4.50 SLL94,363	-22.0%
Average			+21.0%

Kabul vs. Freetown - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.1 times more for housing

	Kabul	Freetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$96.92 AFN6,300	$55.00 SLL1M	-43.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$123.08 AFN8,000	$928.33 SLL19M	+654.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$108.80 AFN7,072	$1,261.67 SLL26M	+1059.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.46 AFN2,110	$45.88 SLL962K	+41.4%
Average			+512.3%

Kabul vs. Freetown - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Kabul	Freetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$20.26 AFN1,317	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,046.15 AFN68,000	??

Kabul vs. Freetown - Cost of childcare

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pay 49.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Kabul	Freetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 AFN150	$2.25 SLL47,181	-2.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.10 AFN71	$2.76 SLL57,878	+151.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 AFN155	$3.00 SLL62,908	+25.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$11.08 AFN720	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.31 AFN150	??
Average			+49.8%

Kabul vs. Freetown - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 13.4% less for clothing

	Kabul	Freetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.64 AFN692	$10.00 SLL210K	-6.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.00 AFN1,040	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.69 AFN3,750	$20.00 SLL419K	-65.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$25.08 AFN1,630	$50.00 SLL1M	+99.4%
Average			-13.4%

Kabul vs. Freetown - Cost of clothing

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