Cost of living comparison
Russia is 44.0% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Russia instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 5.3% less for restaurants
Freetown
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$6.85
RUB632.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.21
RUB388.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.84
RUB77.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.41
RUB37.53
|
|
pay 51.2% less for groceries
Freetown
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.49
RUB44.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.93
RUB362.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$3.21
RUB295.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.21
RUB112.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.72
RUB158.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.56
RUB51.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.56
RUB51.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.75
RUB68.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.90
RUB83.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.22
RUB20.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.22
RUB20.17
|
|
pay 9.1% more for transportation
Freetown
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$2.21
RUB203.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$19.07
RUB1,758.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,663,271.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$4.42
RUB407.93
|
|
pay 32.4% more for housing
Freetown
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$6.26
RUB577.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$317.16
RUB29,258.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$217.57
RUB20,070.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$68.11
RUB6,283.63
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Freetown
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$212.06
RUB19,562.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,562.55
RUB513,149.99
|
pay 17.6% less for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.50
RUB138.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.72
RUB158.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.19
RUB202.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$29.01
RUB2,675.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.18
RUB385.60
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$58.04
RUB5,354.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$36.63
RUB3,379.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$78.11
RUB7,205.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$78.83
RUB7,272.13
|
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