Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 2.6 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$16.08
€15.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$2.77
€2.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$2.35
€2.26
|
|
pay 72.3% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$2.91
€2.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.18
€7.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.99
€5.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$4.47
€4.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$6.34
€6.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.16
€1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.01
€0.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.41
€1.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.96
€1.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
|
pay 78.3% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$6.58
€6.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.80
€40.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$27,753.31
€26,609.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$18.01
€17.26
|
|
pay 5.4% more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$36.56
€35.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$1,107.49
€1,061.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$808.26
€774.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$244.03
€233.97
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$273.73
€262.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,621.84
€14,977.80
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$4.21
€4.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$6.75
€6.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$45.46
€43.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.86
€12.33
|
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pay 5.8 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$104.52
€100.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$43.69
€41.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$95.42
€91.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$123.09
€118.01
|
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