Cost of living comparison

Freetown, Sierra Leone

compared to

St. George's, Grenada

St. George's vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 2.6 times more expensive than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 69.2% more in St. George's
Groceries: pay 46.7% more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 7.2 times more in St. George's
Housing: pay 34.1% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.8% more in St. George's
Clothing: pay 2.9 times more in St. George's

The cost of transportation, clothing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in St. George's are more expensive than in Freetown. Notably, transportation and clothing are significantly more expensive in St. George's.

St. George's vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Freetown, you would:

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pay 69.2% more for restaurants

	Freetown	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$7.40 EC$20.00	+146.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$8.33 EC$22.50	-16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$1.85 EC$5.00	+79.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$1.48 EC$4.00	+66.9%
Average			+69.2%

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pay 46.7% more for groceries

	Freetown	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 SLL10,485	$1.69 EC$4.57	+238.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$4.32 EC$11.68
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.57 SLL158,756	$14.71 EC$39.75	+94.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 SLL40,891	$3.95 EC$10.67	+102.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$2.60 EC$7.04	-23.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$2.48 EC$6.70	+36.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.84 EC$2.27	-7.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.79 EC$2.13
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$1.34 EC$3.63	-40.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.94 EC$2.54	+3.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.86 EC$2.33	+16.7%
Average			+46.7%

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pay 7.2 times more for transportation

	Freetown	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 SLL101,357	$5.18 EC$14.01	+7.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$37.00 EC$100.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	+108.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$199.81 EC$540.00	+1758.7%
Average			+624.7%

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pay 34.1% less for housing

	Freetown	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$46.87 EC$126.67	-53.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,361.67 SLL28,553,469	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	-57.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.33 SLL20,515,161	$289.85 EC$783.33	-70.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$159.51 EC$431.09	+44.5%
Average			-34.1%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$55.50 EC$150.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00

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pay 31.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$2.04 EC$5.50	+35.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$4.44 EC$12.00	+155.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$1.85 EC$5.00	-38.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$37.00 EC$100.00	-26.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$11.10 EC$30.00
Average			+31.8%

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

	Freetown	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$25.90 EC$70.00	+159.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$44.40 EC$120.00	+455.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$42.55 EC$115.00	+112.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$75.85 EC$205.00	+51.7%
Average			+194.6%

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