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Freetown vs. Nassau Cost of Living Summary

Freetown is 55.1% cheaper than Nassau.

Restaurants: pay 52.6% less in Freetown
Groceries: pay 53.0% less in Freetown
Transportation: pay 46.8% less in Freetown
Housing: pay 28.2% less in Freetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.5% less in Freetown
Clothing: pay 79.3% less in Freetown

Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and housing are lower in Freetown.

Freetown vs. Nassau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.6% less for restaurants

	Nassau	Freetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$35.00 BSD35.00	$3.00 SLL62,908	-91.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.50 BSD11.50	$10.00 SLL209,695	-13.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.93 BSD2.93	$1.03 SLL21,591	-64.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BSD1.50	$0.89 SLL18,596	-40.9%
Average			-52.6%

Nassau vs. Freetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.0% less for groceries

	Nassau	Freetown
Bread 1 loaf	$5.78 BSD5.78	$0.67 SLL13,980	-88.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 BSD4.28	$3.54 SLL74,319	-17.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.09 BSD16.09	$9.15 SLL191,910	-43.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.63 BSD7.63	$2.01 SLL42,124	-73.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.48 BSD5.48	$3.40 SLL71,337	-37.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 BSD2.38	$1.81 SLL38,046	-23.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.57 BSD1.57	$0.91 SLL19,023	-42.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.15 BSD2.15	$0.32 SLL6,742	-85.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.38 BSD4.38	$2.27 SLL47,558	-48.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 BSD2.27	$0.91 SLL19,023	-60.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.99 BSD1.99	$0.74 SLL15,488	-62.9%
Average			-53.0%

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pay 46.8% less for transportation

	Nassau	Freetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 BSD5.38	$5.02 SLL105,180	-6.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00 BSD45.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	-68.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.23 BSD31.23	$10.75 SLL225,422	-65.6%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 28.2% less for housing

	Nassau	Freetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.75 BSD101.75	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	-1.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,862.50 BSD1,862.50	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	-29.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,800.00 BSD1,800.00	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	-29.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$230.26 BSD230.26	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	-52.1%
Average			-28.2%

Nassau vs. Freetown - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Nassau	Freetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$716.66 BSD716.66	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,071.43 BSD15,071.43	??

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pay 70.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Nassau	Freetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 BSD5.00	$1.50 SLL31,454	-70.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.40 BSD5.40	$1.74 SLL36,435	-67.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.35 BSD14.35	$3.00 SLL62,908	-79.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$142.75 BSD142.75	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-65.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.00 BSD20.00	??
Average			-70.5%

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pay 79.3% less for clothing

	Nassau	Freetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.17 BSD64.17	$10.00 SLL209,695	-84.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$76.67 BSD76.67	$8.00 SLL167,756	-89.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.88 BSD114.88	$20.00 SLL419,390	-82.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.14 BSD127.14	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-60.7%
Average			-79.3%

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