Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 6.7% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 21.5% less for restaurants
|
Warsaw
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
zł37.59
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
zł27.48
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
zł6.49
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
zł5.92
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 60.9% more for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
zł4.19
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
zł16.97
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
zł14.44
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
zł11.17
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
zł10.42
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
zł1.67
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
zł2.67
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
zł2.99
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
zł5.41
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.48
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
zł1.56
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 53.1% less for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
zł24.95
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
zł103.36
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
zł100,914.44
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
zł30.07
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
zł55.85
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
zł3,579.68
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
zł2,771.99
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
zł801.89
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 88.8% less for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
zł1,783.00
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
zł45,107.44
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 9.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
zł13.16
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
zł12.71
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
zł16.91
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
zł136.95
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
zł28.19
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 71.8% less for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
zł313.56
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
zł136.80
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
zł342.73
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
zł380.61
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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