Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 25.9% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.8% less in Freetown
- Groceries
-
pay 40.5% more in Freetown
- Transportation
-
pay 11.9% more in Freetown
- Housing
-
pay 3.0 times more in Freetown
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 12.6% more in Freetown
- Clothing
-
pay 79.7% less in Freetown
The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Freetown are more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Freetown. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Freetown.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 25.8% less for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
ARS11,804.54
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
ARS9,110.96
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
ARS1,576.79
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
ARS1,163.84
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 40.5% more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.16
ARS2,312.69
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
ARS5,572.82
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
ARS5,409.22
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
ARS2,475.48
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
ARS3,007.76
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
ARS991.95
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
ARS938.66
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS650.15
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
ARS1,072.72
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
ARS458.26
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ARS542.32
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 11.9% more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
ARS3,761.13
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ARS11,804.54
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,250.00
ARS24,950,508.44
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
ARS7,887.58
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.79
ARS25,534.70
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.68
ARS551,247.81
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.39
ARS383,532.08
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.23
ARS52,834.49
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.50
ARS232,334.84
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,476.88
ARS4,804,316.51
|
?? |
pay 12.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,931.40
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
ARS3,202.39
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
ARS2,575.54
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.22
ARS29,209.69
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS5,365.70
|
?? | |
pay 79.7% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.58
ARS96,126.53
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.73
ARS80,194.83
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.08
ARS122,420.53
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.22
ARS127,937.62
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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