Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 24.9% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 14.2% more for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
$6,119.30
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
$4,370.93
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
$899.30
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
$784.37
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 93.5% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
$1,172.99
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
$3,071.77
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
$2,757.18
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
$1,274.82
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
$1,541.89
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
$576.85
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
$495.37
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
$270.96
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$587.81
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$260.60
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$292.32
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 27.5% less for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
$3,074.21
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
$5,944.46
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
$21,854,637.27
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
$4,370.93
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
$20,519.23
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
$273,900.20
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
$197,229.70
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
$32,308.85
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 76.9% less for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
$163,822.36
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
$4,942,477.36
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
$1,748.37
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
$1,501.24
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
$1,748.37
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
$19,293.96
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
$4,370.93
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 75.5% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
$58,663.01
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
$50,294.98
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
$93,540.76
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
$86,283.63
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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