Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 2.7 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$18.76
€17.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$11.79
€11.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$3.14
€2.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$2.03
€1.93
|
|
pay 54.3% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$2.89
€2.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.13
€3.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.15
€4.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.08
€2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$6.00
€5.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.11
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.70
€1.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$7.50
€7.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$71.38
€67.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$34,296.42
€32,525.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$17.79
€16.87
|
|
pay 29.2% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$22.48
€21.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$1,111.66
€1,054.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$870.64
€825.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$99.35
€94.22
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$338.03
€320.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,508.28
€9,965.65
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$4.76
€4.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$11.36
€10.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$47.76
€45.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$18.22
€17.28
|
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pay 5.2 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$100.00
€94.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$31.76
€30.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$89.57
€84.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$111.24
€105.50
|
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