Cost of living comparison

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Tripoli is 6.8% cheaper than Freetown.

If you lived in Tripoli instead of Freetown, you would:

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pay 27.7% less for restaurants

 
Freetown
Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.00
SLL62,908
$5.63
LYD27.520
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
SLL209,695
$4.10
LYD20.010
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.03
SLL21,591
$0.50
LYD2.460

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pay 52.4% less for groceries

 
Freetown
Tripoli
Bread
1 loaf
$0.50
SLL10,485
$0.27
LYD1.310
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $2.57
LYD12.570
Milk (1 gallon) $7.57
SLL158,756
$4.05
LYD19.770

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pay 29.0% less for transportation

 
Freetown
Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.83
SLL101,357
$0.12
LYD0.570
Monthly public transit pass ?? $22.74
LYD111.100
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
$14,851.83
LYD72,551.210

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pay 81.7% less for housing

 
Freetown
Tripoli
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
$20.49
LYD100.070
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
$210.71
LYD1,029.300
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $978.33
SLL20,515,161
$130.23
LYD636.160

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Freetown
Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $72.27
LYD353.030
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $1,170.59
LYD5,718.320

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pay 48.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Freetown
Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
SLL31,454
$0.72
LYD3.500
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.74
SLL36,435
$0.60
LYD2.930
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.00
SLL62,908
$2.15
LYD10.510

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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

 
Freetown
Tripoli
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$10.00
SLL209,695
$30.22
LYD147.600
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$8.00
SLL167,756
$39.67
LYD193.800
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$20.00
SLL419,390
$52.09
LYD254.470

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