Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 34.4% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 31.0% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
€7.65
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.64
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 17.2% more for groceries
Lisbon
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
€1.44
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
€4.77
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.95
€2.74
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
€3.13
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 64.1% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
€7.13
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€40.80
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,784.59
€28,560.40
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.00
€9.28
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 16.0% more for housing
Lisbon
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.97
€37.08
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,352.26
€1,254.56
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$872.69
€809.64
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.15
€96.63
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 88.5% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$462.77
€429.33
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,635.21
€9,866.81
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 16.9% less for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
€2.55
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€39.78
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
€7.65
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 73.3% less for clothing
Lisbon
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.22
€78.13
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
€32.73
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.32
€77.30
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.05
€96.53
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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