Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 58.3% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 3.4% more for restaurants
|
Brasilia
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
R$40.42
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
R$35.37
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
R$6.61
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
R$4.43
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 76.4% more for groceries
|
Brasilia
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
R$9.10
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
R$25.72
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
R$20.71
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
R$12.20
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
R$8.25
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
R$5.02
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$3.30
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
R$2.89
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$4.04
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$2.95
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
R$3.10
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 8.7% more for transportation
|
Brasilia
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
R$21.96
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.46
R$252.10
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,385.57
R$141,460.72
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.21
R$41.83
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Brasilia
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.32
R$112.05
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.74
R$2,092.66
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.88
R$1,298.70
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.47
R$298.58
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Brasilia
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.58
R$2,677.65
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,525.09
R$66,857.03
|
?? |
pay 34.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brasilia
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
R$10.10
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
R$10.14
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
R$12.13
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.80
R$138.06
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
R$40.42
|
?? | |
pay 60.0% less for clothing
|
Brasilia
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.89
R$295.23
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.19
R$238.93
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.43
R$373.73
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.71
R$323.16
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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