Cost of living comparison
Kingstown is 2.6 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Kingstown instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 89.8% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Kingstown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
|
pay 68.6% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Kingstown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Kingstown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
|
| 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 93.5% more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Kingstown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Kingstown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
pay 45.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Kingstown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| 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
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Kingstown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
|
|
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
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
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