Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 42.5% cheaper than Dublin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 51.4% less in Freetown
- Groceries
-
pay 1.8% less in Freetown
- Transportation
-
pay 53.9% less in Freetown
- Housing
-
pay 13.0% less in Freetown
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 58.5% less in Freetown
- Clothing
-
pay 76.5% less in Freetown
Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, housing, and groceries are lower in Freetown.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 51.4% less for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€18.20
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.09
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.65
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 1.8% less for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.57
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.06
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€4.52
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€3.58
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€3.94
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€0.94
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.08
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.58
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.61
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 53.9% less for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.11
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€104.64
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€33,371.25
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€22.47
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 13.0% less for housing
|
Dublin
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€47.39
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€1,815.38
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,551.19
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€182.23
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,110.46
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€8,189.26
|
?? |
pay 58.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.37
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€3.68
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€15.01
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€47.76
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€11.83
|
?? | |
pay 76.5% less for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€81.56
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€34.89
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€82.96
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€97.01
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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