Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 14.5% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Poland, you would:
pay 4.3% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.83
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.25
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 87.1% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.51
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.39
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.88
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.55
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.54
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.19
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 45.7% less for transportation
|
Poland
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.99
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.72
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.54
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Poland
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 73.2% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł924.30
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.45
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.90
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł111.04
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.76
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 65.4% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł304.33
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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