Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 33.7% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 22.5% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Brasilia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$6.97
R$42.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.10
R$37.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.14
R$6.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.76
R$4.65
|
|
pay 13.3% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Brasilia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.57
R$9.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.43
R$26.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$3.57
R$21.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.10
R$12.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.42
R$8.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.87
R$5.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.57
R$3.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.50
R$3.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.70
R$4.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.51
R$3.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.54
R$3.26
|
|
pay 16.2% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Brasilia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$3.79
R$23.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$43.46
R$264.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$24,385.57
R$148,410.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$7.21
R$43.89
|
|
pay 71.2% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Brasilia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$19.32
R$117.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$360.74
R$2,195.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$223.88
R$1,362.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$51.47
R$313.25
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Brasilia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$461.58
R$2,809.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,525.09
R$70,141.68
|
pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Brasilia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.74
R$10.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.75
R$10.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.09
R$12.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$23.80
R$144.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.97
R$42.40
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Brasilia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$50.89
R$309.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$41.19
R$250.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$64.43
R$392.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$55.71
R$339.03
|
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