Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 2.1 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$13.66
€13.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.86
€1.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.36
€1.31
|
|
pay 11.2% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.48
€1.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.58
€5.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$3.87
€3.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.97
€2.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.31
€3.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.04
€0.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.69
€0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.06
€1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.94
€0.90
|
|
pay 69.6% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$7.21
€6.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.87
€41.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$32,152.89
€30,827.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$9.86
€9.45
|
|
pay 10.8% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$39.90
€38.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$1,514.21
€1,451.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$1,070.61
€1,026.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$106.17
€101.80
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$576.40
€552.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,251.75
€14,622.97
|
pay 62.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$3.22
€3.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.61
€2.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$6.00
€5.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$42.41
€40.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.57
€8.22
|
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pay 4.9 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$86.58
€83.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$37.63
€36.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$82.49
€79.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$108.41
€103.94
|
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