Cost of living comparison

compared to

Freetown is 0.3% cheaper than Belgrade.

If you lived in Freetown instead of Belgrade, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 40.7% less for restaurants

 
Belgrade
Freetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.99
RSD1,235
$3.00
SLL62,908
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.16
RSD1,029
$10.00
SLL209,695
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.33
RSD261
$1.03
SLL21,591

Improve prices ·

pay 60.4% more for groceries

 
Belgrade
Freetown
Bread
1 loaf
$0.87
RSD98
$0.50
SLL10,485
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.04
RSD567
??
Milk (1 gallon) $4.98
RSD559
$7.57
SLL158,756

Improve prices ·

pay 24.6% less for transportation

 
Belgrade
Freetown
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.87
RSD771
$4.83
SLL101,357
Monthly public transit pass $20.16
RSD2,264
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,106.99
RSD3,157,511
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000

Improve prices ·

pay 98.0% more for housing

 
Belgrade
Freetown
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$27.63
RSD3,104
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $840.53
RSD94,424
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $518.55
RSD58,254
$978.33
SLL20,515,161

Improve prices ·

pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Belgrade
Freetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $370.44
RSD41,615
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,747.69
RSD870,368
??

Improve prices ·

pay 17.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Belgrade
Freetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.02
RSD340
$1.50
SLL31,454
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.45
RSD275
$1.74
SLL36,435
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.12
RSD463
$3.00
SLL62,908

Improve prices ·

pay 77.7% less for clothing

 
Belgrade
Freetown
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$97.71
RSD10,977
$10.00
SLL209,695
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.65
RSD4,342
$8.00
SLL167,756
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$107.09
RSD12,031
$20.00
SLL419,390

Improve prices ·
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: November 2024
Share this

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Freetown or Belgrade. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Serbia vs. Sierra Leone. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Serbia and Sierra Leone.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more