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

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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
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Milk (1 gallon) $3.40
KES448.41
$8.64
SLL181,119

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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