Cost of living comparison

St. George's, Grenada

compared to

Freetown, Sierra Leone

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

Freetown is 5.9% cheaper than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 30.9% less in Freetown
Groceries: pay 11.9% less in Freetown
Transportation: pay 51.1% less in Freetown
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Freetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5% more in Freetown
Clothing: pay 57.6% less in Freetown

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

Freetown vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.9% less for restaurants

	St. George's	Freetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$3.00 SLL62,908	-59.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$10.00 SLL209,695	+20.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.03 SLL21,591	-44.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 EC$4.00	$0.89 SLL18,596	-40.1%
Average			-30.9%

St. George's vs. Freetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.9% less for groceries

	St. George's	Freetown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 EC$4.57	$0.50 SLL10,485	-70.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 EC$11.68	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.71 EC$39.75	$7.57 SLL158,756	-48.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 EC$10.67	$1.95 SLL40,891	-50.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 EC$7.04	$3.40 SLL71,337	+30.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.48 EC$6.70	$1.81 SLL38,046	-26.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.91 SLL19,023	+8.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$2.27 SLL47,558	+68.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 EC$2.54	$0.91 SLL19,023	-3.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 EC$2.33	$0.74 SLL15,488	-14.3%
Average			-11.9%

St. George's vs. Freetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 51.1% less for transportation

	St. George's	Freetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 EC$14.01	$4.83 SLL101,357	-6.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	-52.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$199.81 EC$540.00	$10.75 SLL225,422	-94.6%
Average			-51.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	St. George's	Freetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.87 EC$126.67	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	+113.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	$1,361.67 SLL28,553,469	+134.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.85 EC$783.33	$978.33 SLL20,515,161	+237.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.51 EC$431.09	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	-30.8%
Average			+113.8%

St. George's vs. Freetown - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	St. George's	Freetown
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 2.5% more for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Freetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$1.50 SLL31,454	-26.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.44 EC$12.00	$1.74 SLL36,435	-60.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EC$5.00	$3.00 SLL62,908	+62.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	+35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	??
Average			+2.5%

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pay 57.6% less for clothing

	St. George's	Freetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$10.00 SLL209,695	-61.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$8.00 SLL167,756	-82.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$20.00 SLL419,390	-53.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-34.1%
Average			-57.6%

St. George's vs. Freetown - Cost of clothing

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