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Buenos Aires vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 2.6 times more expensive than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 36.0% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 27.6% more in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 48.1% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.2% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 8.0 times more in Buenos Aires

The cost of clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Freetown. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Freetown, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Freetown	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	+500.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	+20.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	+111.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	+56.5%
Average			+172.1%

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pay 36.0% more for groceries

	Freetown	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	+333.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	+73.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL191,910	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	-36.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	+63.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	+15.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	-36.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	+6.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.57 ARS819.15	+76.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	-49.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.66 ARS952.66	-27.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.58 ARS837.26	-21.6%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 27.6% more for transportation

	Freetown	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105,180	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	-14.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.00 ARS28,927.47
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	+108.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	-11.5%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 48.1% less for housing

	Freetown	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	-70.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	-50.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	-63.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	-8.5%
Average			-48.1%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$367.39 ARS531,384.95
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98

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pay 75.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	+153.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	+137.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	+22.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	-12.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$9.00 ARS13,017.36
Average			+75.2%

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pay 8.0 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	+1028.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	+1044.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	+546.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	+169.9%
Average			+697.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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