Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 29.5% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 76.4% more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES592.14
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES690.83
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES65.78
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES54.22
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 95.3% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES62.66
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES700.07
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES448.41
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES181.13
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES344.08
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES120.80
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES49.05
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES94.30
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES50.93
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.57
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES50.69
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 47.9% less for transportation
Nairobi
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES621.99
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,356.10
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,023,147.10
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,416.20
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Nairobi
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,950.98
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES48,922.09
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES23,008.89
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,544.34
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 79.1% less for childcare
Nairobi
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES16,937.47
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,008,380.64
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES246.73
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES280.79
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES345.42
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,669.08
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES789.52
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 35.0% less for clothing
Nairobi
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,130.81
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,092.29
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,324.78
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,764.40
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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