Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

compared to

Sierra Leone

Freetown vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Freetown is 0.4% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 38.9% less in Freetown
Groceries: pay 14.4% more in Freetown
Transportation: pay 39.5% less in Freetown
Housing: pay 76.6% more in Freetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.4% less in Freetown
Clothing: pay 72.8% less in Freetown

The cost of housing and groceries in Freetown are more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Expenses including clothing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Freetown. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Freetown.

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Freetown vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Freetown instead of Santo Domingo, you would:

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pay 38.9% less for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Freetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 DOP611.16	$2.00 SLL41,939	-79.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 DOP463.46	$11.00 SLL231K	+45.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 DOP63.95	$1.83 SLL38,444	+76.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 DOP35.01	$0.85 SLL17,805	+49.0%
Average			-38.9%

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pay 14.4% more for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Freetown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 DOP93.03	$0.66 SLL13,755	-56.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 DOP222.50	$3.54 SLL74,319	-2.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 DOP318.59	$9.15 SLL192K	+76.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 DOP143.71	$1.81 SLL38,023	-22.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.53 DOP155.32	$4.54 SLL95,116	+79.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 DOP88.96	$3.18 SLL66,581	+119.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP22.53	$1.36 SLL28,535	+271.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 DOP75.89	$0.32 SLL6,742	-74.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP51.09	$2.27 SLL47,558	+172.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 DOP56.14	$0.91 SLL19,023	-0.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 DOP61.45	$0.74 SLL15,488	-26.2%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 39.5% less for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Freetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 DOP330.30	$5.02 SLL105K	-6.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.24 DOP1,120.45	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,212.79 DOP1M	$12,000.00 SLL252M	-48.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	$4.50 SLL94,363	-78.8%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 76.6% more for housing

	Santo Domingo	Freetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	$55.00 SLL1M	+51.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	$928.33 SLL19M	+28.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	$1,261.67 SLL26M	+260.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	$45.88 SLL962K	-35.3%
Average			+76.6%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Freetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,399.96 DOP455K	??

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pay 7.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Freetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$2.25 SLL47,181	-9.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.27 DOP139.64	$2.76 SLL57,878	+21.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.32 DOP326.97	$3.00 SLL62,908	-43.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.46 DOP458.37	??
Average			-7.4%

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pay 72.8% less for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Freetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	$10.00 SLL210K	-78.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	$20.00 SLL419K	-77.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	$50.00 SLL1M	-59.8%
Average			-72.8%

Santo Domingo vs. Freetown - Cost of clothing

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