Cost of living comparison

Fiji

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Sierra Leone

Freetown vs. Suva Cost of Living Summary

Freetown is 7.9% more expensive than Suva.

Restaurants: pay 27.2% less in Freetown
Groceries: pay 12.2% more in Freetown
Transportation: pay 26.9% less in Freetown
Housing: pay 90.4% more in Freetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.8% less in Freetown
Clothing: pay 58.6% less in Freetown

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

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Freetown vs. Suva Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.2% less for restaurants

	Suva	Freetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.78 FJD13.10	$2.00 SLL41,939	-65.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.55 FJD17.13	$11.00 SLL231K	+45.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.54 FJD3.49	$1.83 SLL38,444	+19.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 FJD1.73	$0.85 SLL17,805	+11.1%
Average			-27.2%

Suva vs. Freetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.2% more for groceries

	Suva	Freetown
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 FJD1.25	$0.66 SLL13,755	+19.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 FJD11.60	$3.54 SLL74,319	-30.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 FJD11.17	$9.15 SLL192K	+85.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.32 FJD7.52	$1.81 SLL38,023	-45.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 FJD6.40	$4.54 SLL95,116	+60.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.13 FJD2.55	$3.18 SLL66,581	+181.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 FJD2.56	$1.36 SLL28,535	+20.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 FJD3.56	$0.32 SLL6,742	-79.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 FJD3.29	$2.27 SLL47,558	+56.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 FJD1.29	$0.91 SLL19,023	+60.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 FJD1.11	$0.74 SLL15,488	+50.4%
Average			+12.2%

Suva vs. Freetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.9% less for transportation

	Suva	Freetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 FJD12.16	$5.02 SLL105K	-6.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.21 FJD50.37	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,435.76 FJD55,411.74	$12,000.00 SLL252M	-50.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.44 FJD10.07	$4.50 SLL94,363	+1.3%
Average			-26.9%

Suva vs. Freetown - Cost of transportation

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pay 90.4% more for housing

	Suva	Freetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.99 FJD54.40	$55.00 SLL1M	+129.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$885.02 FJD2,006.91	$928.33 SLL19M	+4.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$325.66 FJD738.49	$1,261.67 SLL26M	+287.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.77 FJD78.84	$45.88 SLL962K	+32.0%
Average			+90.4%

Suva vs. Freetown - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Suva	Freetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$226.59 FJD513.82	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,291.27 FJD30,139.96	??

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pay 35.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Suva	Freetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.55 FJD8.06	$2.25 SLL47,181	-36.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.93 FJD6.65	$2.76 SLL57,878	-5.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.77 FJD22.16	$3.00 SLL62,908	-69.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.16 FJD82.00	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.33 FJD7.56	??
Average			-35.8%

Suva vs. Freetown - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 58.6% less for clothing

	Suva	Freetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.32 FJD75.56	$10.00 SLL210K	-70.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 FJD90.67	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 FJD156.97	$20.00 SLL419K	-71.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.13 FJD138.63	$50.00 SLL1M	-18.2%
Average			-58.6%

Suva vs. Freetown - Cost of clothing

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