Prices and Exchange Rates in Freetown
Updated 18 September 2009
   
Rice (cup) Le 700, 800, 900, 1,000, 1,300
Rice (half bag) Le 65,000
Rice (bag) Le 120,000, 125,000, 130,000
   
Palm Oil (pint) Le 1,500
Palm Oil (five gallons) Le 70,000
Groundnut Oil (2-1/2 gallons) Le 51,000, 58,000
Groundnut Oil (five gallons) Le 87,000, Le 90,000
Groundnut Oil (one gallon) Le 28,000
Groundnut Oil (pint) Le 1,700
Sugar (full bag) Le 185,000, 186,000, 190,000
Sugar (small bag) Le 80,000, 83,000, 90,000
Sugar (cup) Le 1,200, 2000, 3,000, 4,000
Onions (big bag) Le 80,000
Onions (small bag) Le 30,000
   
Fuel (petrol, diesel, kerosene) Le 14,800
   
Local taxi or poda-poda Le 800
Ferry (Lungi-Freetown) Le 2,000; First Class Le 5,000
UTAir Helicopter (Lungi-Freetown) $70
Pelican Water Taxi (Lungi-Freetown) $40
   
Cement (bag) Le 35,000
   
School fees - JSS Le 60,000 (Le 20,000 per term)
School fees - SSS Le 75,000 (Le 25,000 per term)
   
Exchange rate - US dollar +/- Le 3,900 / $1.00
Local Tax Le 5,000