Cost of living comparison

Guernsey

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Sierra Leone

Freetown vs. Saint Peter Port Cost of Living Summary

Freetown is 56.6% cheaper than Saint Peter Port.

Restaurants: pay 68.6% less in Freetown
Groceries: pay 38.1% less in Freetown
Transportation: pay 59.1% less in Freetown
Housing: pay 51.8% less in Freetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.0% less in Freetown
Clothing: pay 78.9% less in Freetown

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

Freetown vs. Saint Peter Port Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Freetown instead of Saint Peter Port, you would:

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pay 68.6% less for restaurants

	Saint Peter Port	Freetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.48 £15.37	$2.00 SLL41,939	-90.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.88 £7.41	$11.00 SLL231K	+11.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.87 £2.15	$1.83 SLL38,444	-36.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 £1.82	$0.85 SLL17,805	-65.0%
Average			-68.6%

Saint Peter Port vs. Freetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.1% less for groceries

	Saint Peter Port	Freetown
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 £1.61	$0.66 SLL13,755	-69.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.53 £5.65	$3.54 SLL74,319	-52.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.14 £6.86	$9.15 SLL192K	+0.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.90 £4.42	$1.81 SLL38,023	-69.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.59 £4.20	$4.54 SLL95,116	-18.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15 £1.61	$3.18 SLL66,581	+47.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 £0.79	$1.36 SLL28,535	+29.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.96 £2.22	$0.32 SLL6,742	-89.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 £1.19	$2.27 SLL47,558	+43.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 £0.97	$0.91 SLL19,023	-30.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 £0.82	$0.74 SLL15,488	-32.8%
Average			-38.1%

Saint Peter Port vs. Freetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 59.1% less for transportation

	Saint Peter Port	Freetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.12 £6.09	$5.02 SLL105K	-38.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.02 £26.27	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,678.80 £26,769.80	$12,000.00 SLL252M	-66.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.80 £19.36	$4.50 SLL94,363	-82.6%
Average			-59.1%

Saint Peter Port vs. Freetown - Cost of transportation

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pay 51.8% less for housing

	Saint Peter Port	Freetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.83 £41.89	$55.00 SLL1M	-1.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,362.07 £1,772.26	$928.33 SLL19M	-60.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,262.96 £1,697.90	$1,261.67 SLL26M	-44.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.58 £77.71	$45.88 SLL962K	-55.7%
Average			-51.8%

Saint Peter Port vs. Freetown - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Peter Port	Freetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,092.28 £1,569.83	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,821.55 £14,872.11	??

Saint Peter Port vs. Freetown - Cost of childcare

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pay 64.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Peter Port	Freetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.94 £5.21	$2.25 SLL47,181	-67.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.82 £3.62	$2.76 SLL57,878	-42.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.18 £12.89	$3.00 SLL62,908	-82.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.34 £55.03	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.89 £8.92	??
Average			-64.0%

Saint Peter Port vs. Freetown - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 78.9% less for clothing

	Saint Peter Port	Freetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.41 £76.84	$10.00 SLL210K	-90.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.73 £22.31	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.73 £87.58	$20.00 SLL419K	-82.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.20 £66.92	$50.00 SLL1M	-43.9%
Average			-78.9%

Saint Peter Port vs. Freetown - Cost of clothing

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