Cost of living comparison
George Town is 4.1 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in George Town instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$29.82
KYD24.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$15.51
KYD12.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$3.80
KYD3.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$2.91
KYD2.43
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$4.97
KYD4.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.42
KYD5.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$11.63
KYD9.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$9.52
KYD7.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$6.73
KYD5.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$4.70
KYD3.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$2.08
KYD1.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.73
KYD3.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$3.69
KYD3.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$2.97
KYD2.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$2.50
KYD2.09
|
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pay 3.6 times more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$6.65
KYD5.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.82
KYD24.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$38,771.25
KYD32,408.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$65.61
KYD54.85
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Freetown
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$111.36
KYD93.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$2,931.28
KYD2,450.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$2,539.30
KYD2,122.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$302.52
KYD252.87
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,601.98
KYD1,339.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$25,183.42
KYD21,050.87
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$7.75
KYD6.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$6.63
KYD5.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$13.12
KYD10.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$86.49
KYD72.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$17.89
KYD14.96
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$89.47
KYD74.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$70.09
KYD58.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$128.24
KYD107.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$146.14
KYD122.16
|
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