Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 38.1% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Freetown instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 30.0% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.72
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.48
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 12.6% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.89
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.75
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.53
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 67.9% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.87
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.56
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,459.36
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.08
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 17.1% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.28
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£845.34
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£671.26
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£147.14
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 93.1% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£952.34
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,287.10
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.97
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.88
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.89
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.54
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.61
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 69.6% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.20
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.51
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.83
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.89
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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