Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 61.1% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 10.1% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Brasilia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$5.85
R$34.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.82
R$40.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$1.20
R$7.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.80
R$4.67
|
|
pay 4.4% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Brasilia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.78
R$10.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.19
R$30.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$4.10
R$24.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.39
R$14.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.61
R$9.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.94
R$5.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.61
R$3.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
R$2.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.67
R$3.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.49
R$2.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.58
R$3.40
|
|
pay 24.0% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Brasilia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.15
R$24.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$47.57
R$279.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$25,345.08
R$148,760.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$8.07
R$47.37
|
|
pay 46.9% more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Brasilia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$20.58
R$120.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$401.50
R$2,356.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$242.40
R$1,422.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$53.80
R$315.77
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Brasilia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$530.73
R$3,115.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,185.14
R$71,519.44
|
pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Brasilia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.95
R$11.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.95
R$11.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.24
R$13.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$26.15
R$153.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.80
R$45.77
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Brasilia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$57.37
R$336.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$45.12
R$264.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$65.72
R$385.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$62.37
R$366.07
|
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