Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 3.2 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$16.24
€14.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$2.82
€2.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$2.46
€2.26
|
|
pay 72.3% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$2.75
€2.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.56
€7.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$6.08
€5.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$4.65
€4.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$6.36
€5.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.24
€1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.04
€0.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$2.18
€2.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.91
€0.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
pay 83.7% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$6.69
€6.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$51.44
€47.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$29,126.94
€26,784.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$18.28
€16.81
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$34.68
€31.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$1,084.25
€997.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$798.73
€734.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$239.11
€219.88
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$264.10
€242.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,747.24
€13,561.31
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$4.87
€4.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$4.02
€3.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$43.96
€40.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.00
€11.95
|
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pay 5.7 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$101.40
€93.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$43.91
€40.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$95.61
€87.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$121.29
€111.54
|
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