Athens vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Athens	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1287	$751
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3188	$1496
🏠 One person rent	$633	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$264
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$61.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1070	$1673
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	90	22
😀 Quality of life	78	43
🏙️ Population	664K	951K

The cost of living in Athens is 71% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 4210th and 6569th ($1287 vs $751) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 2.2 months in Freetown. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 560th and 6876th 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	$14.1	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.39	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$791
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$80.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$653
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$87.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	10.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$1081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.09	$1.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.37	$1.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$1.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$483	$75.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10293	$2661

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1475
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1125
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1134
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1047
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1086
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1129
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1038
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$887
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1974
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1090
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1037
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1058
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$943
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1186
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1067
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1738
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$945
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$937
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1047
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1169
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1015
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$825
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1098
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$647
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1009
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1144

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1024
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$971
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$689
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$968
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$689
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$989
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$977
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$501
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$470
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$778
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$799
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$975
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$972
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1049
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$469
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$468
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$556
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$486
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$441
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1081
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$472
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1068
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$518
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$471
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1009
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1067
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1179
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$976
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$471
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$897
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1070
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$479
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$923
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$888
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$584
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$470