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Freetown vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Freetown is 32.2% cheaper than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 36.5% less in Freetown
Groceries: pay 37.3% less in Freetown
Transportation: pay 49.6% less in Freetown
Housing: pay 38.1% more in Freetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.3% less in Freetown
Clothing: pay 76.5% less in Freetown

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

Freetown vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Freetown instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 36.5% less for restaurants

	Saint John's	Freetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$3.00 SLL62,908	-78.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$10.00 SLL209,695	-9.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$1.03 SLL21,591	-50.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$0.89 SLL18,596	-7.2%
Average			-36.5%

Saint John's vs. Freetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.3% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Freetown
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$0.67 SLL13,980	-76.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$3.54 SLL74,319	-12.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$9.15 SLL191,910	+8.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$2.01 SLL42,124	-62.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$3.40 SLL71,337	-7.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.81 SLL38,046	-38.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.91 SLL19,023	-18.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.32 SLL6,742	-91.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.27 SLL47,558	-38.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.91 SLL19,023	-30.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.74 SLL15,488	-43.0%
Average			-37.3%

Saint John's vs. Freetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.6% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Freetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$5.02 SLL105,180	-20.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	-49.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$10.75 SLL225,422	-79.1%
Average			-49.6%

Saint John's vs. Freetown - Cost of transportation

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pay 38.1% more for housing

	Saint John's	Freetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	+28.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	+26.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	+86.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	+11.5%
Average			+38.1%

Saint John's vs. Freetown - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint John's	Freetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	??

Saint John's vs. Freetown - Cost of childcare

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pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Freetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.50 SLL31,454	-18.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$1.74 SLL36,435	-56.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.00 SLL62,908
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-18.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	??
Average			-31.3%

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pay 76.5% less for clothing

	Saint John's	Freetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$10.00 SLL209,695	-80.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$8.00 SLL167,756
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$20.00 SLL419,390	-73.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$50.00 SLL1,048,475
Average			-76.5%

Saint John's vs. Freetown - Cost of clothing

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