Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 66.9% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Russia, you would:
pay 52.6% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽726.98
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽440.38
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽79.57
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽38.47
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 91.1% more for groceries
Russia
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽50.25
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽413.33
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽326.46
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽119.61
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽167.98
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽57.80
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽52.47
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽62.18
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽96.75
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.91
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.76
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 8.3% less for transportation
Russia
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽222.88
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,817.48
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,932,202.22
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽319.97
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
Russia
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽616.16
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽29,139.81
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽20,129.92
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,558.44
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 74.2% less for childcare
Russia
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,696.57
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽440,759.85
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 32.4% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽145.86
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽162.65
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽209.71
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,962.89
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽381.37
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 70.0% less for clothing
Russia
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,902.04
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,703.81
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,430.60
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽8,009.88
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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