Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 0.9% cheaper than Freetown.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 38.0% less for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Delhi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.15
₹352.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.15
₹352.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.49
₹41.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.19
₹15.77
|
|
pay 54.8% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.55
₹46.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.37
₹201.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$2.88
₹244.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.15
₹97.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.61
₹136.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.89
₹75.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.35
₹29.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
₹39.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.29
₹24.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.20
₹16.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.23
₹19.43
|
|
pay 22.3% less for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.41
₹374.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.85
₹1,006.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$14,221.28
₹1,208,080.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$2.49
₹211.41
|
|
pay 78.1% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$8.48
₹720.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$279.66
₹23,756.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$164.09
₹13,939.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$46.25
₹3,929.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$92.50
₹7,858.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,766.20
₹150,036.89
|
pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.37
₹201.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.43
₹206.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.15
₹352.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$21.31
₹1,810.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.92
₹417.79
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$32.25
₹2,739.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$32.29
₹2,743.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$53.15
₹4,514.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$40.86
₹3,471.11
|
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