Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 9.1% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 41.1% less for restaurants
Freetown
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.19
₹352.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.19
₹352.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.43
₹36.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.19
₹16.21
|
|
pay 56.1% less for groceries
Freetown
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.53
₹44.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.40
₹201.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$2.87
₹241.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.12
₹94.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.62
₹136.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.91
₹76.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.38
₹31.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.47
₹39.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.25
₹20.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.16
₹13.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.20
₹16.96
|
|
pay 21.3% less for transportation
Freetown
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.49
₹377.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.98
₹1,007.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$14,378.06
₹1,208,994.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$2.52
₹211.57
|
|
pay 7.5% less for housing
Freetown
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$8.22
₹691.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$257.61
₹21,661.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$147.09
₹12,368.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$50.99
₹4,287.87
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Freetown
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$92.34
₹7,764.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,986.57
₹167,042.72
|
pay 6.3% more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.80
₹151.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.08
₹174.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.19
₹352.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$23.02
₹1,935.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.79
₹403.00
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$31.38
₹2,639.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$36.88
₹3,100.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$49.59
₹4,170.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$36.96
₹3,108.21
|
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