Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 3.2 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Freetown
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$16.33
€15.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$2.90
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
|
pay 60.3% more for groceries
Freetown
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$3.08
€2.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.26
€3.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$4.79
€4.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.21
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$5.77
€5.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.94
€1.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.90
€0.82
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Freetown
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$7.86
€7.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$72.49
€66.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$35,098.36
€32,260.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$18.01
€16.56
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Freetown
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$20.67
€19.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$1,109.17
€1,019.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$885.72
€814.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$90.90
€83.55
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Freetown
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$336.03
€308.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,589.37
€9,733.22
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$8.71
€8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$4.86
€4.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$11.10
€10.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$45.44
€41.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$18.50
€17.01
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$90.44
€83.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$32.73
€30.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$79.18
€72.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$103.43
€95.07
|
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