Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 47.8% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 49.2% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.72
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.25
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 15.5% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.79
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.63
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 73.7% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.58
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€87.68
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,931.28
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.56
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 3.0% less for housing
Berlin
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€40.01
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,264.55
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€937.37
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€256.27
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 82.5% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€197.37
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,398.57
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.13
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.40
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.15
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 76.3% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€86.08
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.57
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€89.11
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€110.93
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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