Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 3.5 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Brussels
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$19.59
€18.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$2.72
€2.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$2.58
€2.37
|
|
pay 57.5% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Brussels
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.38
€7.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.89
€5.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$5.43
€4.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$7.19
€6.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$53.34
€49.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$31,021.96
€28,527.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$24.16
€22.22
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$57.82
€53.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$1,165.94
€1,072.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$976.56
€898.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$182.93
€168.22
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$989.17
€909.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$23,148.55
€21,287.01
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$5.44
€5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$9.25
€8.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$34.92
€32.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$14.15
€13.01
|
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pay 6.3 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Brussels
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$104.24
€95.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$49.59
€45.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$117.47
€108.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$144.77
€133.13
|
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