Cost of living comparison
Kingstown is 2.5 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Kingstown instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 83.9% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Kingstown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
|
pay 71.5% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Kingstown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Kingstown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
|
pay 57.1% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Kingstown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Kingstown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 25.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Kingstown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Kingstown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
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