Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 3.0 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$14.76
SCR208.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$10.19
SCR143.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$2.26
SCR31.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$2.24
SCR31.69
|
|
pay 43.9% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.88
SCR26.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$10.83
SCR152.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$8.52
SCR120.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.87
SCR54.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.08
SCR43.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.95
SCR13.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.30
SCR18.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.90
SCR12.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$3.60
SCR50.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.78
SCR10.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.58
SCR8.15
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$5.76
SCR81.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.57
SCR375.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$26,466.86
SCR373,696.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$45.76
SCR646.07
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$137.77
SCR1,945.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$1,117.62
SCR15,780.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$793.40
SCR11,202.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$84.66
SCR1,195.37
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$166.06
SCR2,344.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,986.24
SCR112,761.09
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$4.06
SCR57.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$5.02
SCR70.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$13.28
SCR187.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$95.18
SCR1,343.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.54
SCR78.15
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$67.83
SCR957.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$26.36
SCR372.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$72.67
SCR1,025.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$75.65
SCR1,068.13
|
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