Cost of living comparison

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If you lived in Freetown instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Saint John's
Freetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $3.00
SLL62,908
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $10.00
SLL209,695
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.03
SLL21,591

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Saint John's
Freetown
Bread
1 loaf
?? $0.50
SLL10,485
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? ??
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $7.57
SLL158,756

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Saint John's
Freetown
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.83
SLL101,357
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $12,000.00
SLL251,634,000

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Saint John's
Freetown
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $100.00
SLL2,096,950
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $978.33
SLL20,515,161

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Saint John's
Freetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? ??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? ??

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Saint John's
Freetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $1.50
SLL31,454
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $1.74
SLL36,435
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $3.00
SLL62,908

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Saint John's
Freetown
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $10.00
SLL209,695
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $8.00
SLL167,756
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $20.00
SLL419,390

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