Athens vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$1213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$675	$849
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$61.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$1665
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	90	22
😀 Quality of life	78	38
🏙️ Population	643K	951K

The cost of living in Athens is 13% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 4177th and 4564th ($1366 vs $1213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Greece and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Greece vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.4 months in Freetown. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 658th and 7131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Freetown

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	Athens	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$7.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$639
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$85.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$1.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$76.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$2835

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1528
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1054
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1148
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1005
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1060
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$896
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1956
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1133
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1080
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1123
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$956
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1198
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1019
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1062
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1769
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1036
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$899
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$989
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1257
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1120
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$892
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1036
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1094
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$743
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1050
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1186

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1030
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$974
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1138
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$972
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1146
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$994
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$983
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$528
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$494
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$866
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$889
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$979
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$971
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1039
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$494
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$569
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$520
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$488
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1062
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$496
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1051
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$574
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$497
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1203
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1095
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1198
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1047
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$495
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1003
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$503
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1071
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1034
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$649
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$498