Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 2.6 times more expensive than Islamabad.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Islamabad, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Islamabad
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.79
PKR497.25
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
PKR1,193.40
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
PKR98.32
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
PKR67.23
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
|
Islamabad
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
PKR188.38
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.96
PKR822.30
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.31
PKR920.55
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
PKR347.29
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
PKR455.89
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
PKR133.98
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PKR106.33
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PKR103.22
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
PKR72.48
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
PKR52.39
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
PKR69.65
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 44.8% more for transportation
|
Islamabad
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
PKR1,057.47
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
PKR1,889.55
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,479.46
PKR5,966,992.84
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
PKR1,187.43
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for housing
|
Islamabad
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.16
PKR5,043.53
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$174.15
PKR48,379.44
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.01
PKR27,504.11
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.99
PKR23,609.27
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Islamabad
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.17
PKR16,715.23
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,142.14
PKR872,885.81
|
?? |
pay 32.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Islamabad
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
PKR497.25
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
PKR546.50
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.15
PKR596.70
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.01
PKR6,393.21
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.30
PKR1,193.40
|
?? | |
pay 41.0% less for clothing
|
Islamabad
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.06
PKR5,294.24
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.18
PKR7,272.27
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.29
PKR23,138.67
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.79
PKR10,776.64
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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