Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 46.4% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 49.9% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.40
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.36
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 2.9% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.01
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.35
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.61
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 70.6% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.16
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.03
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.13
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 2.6% less for housing
Brussels
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€51.79
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€968.74
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€811.37
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€152.54
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 94.8% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€877.43
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,727.55
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 27.7% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.45
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.73
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 76.5% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€82.86
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.26
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€90.95
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€122.62
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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