Belgrade vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Belgrade	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1172	$751
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2936	$1496
🏠 One person rent	$607	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$1179	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$369	$264
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.2	$61.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$822	$1673
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	50	22
😀 Quality of life	70	43
🏙️ Population	1.38M	951K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 56% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 4511th and 6569th ($1172 vs $751) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Serbia and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Serbia vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belgrade compared to 2.2 months in Freetown. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 2979th and 6876th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Freetown

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	Belgrade	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.47	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.8	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.25	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$728	$791
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$80.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$653
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$87.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.99%	10.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$1081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2463	$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.62	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$1.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.57	$1.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$1.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.2	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$75.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7519	$2661

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Cities near Belgrade

Distance	City	Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi	Novi Sad	$967
77 km or 48 mi	Valjevo	$585
97 km or 60 mi	Kragujevac	$733
99 km or 61 mi	Bijeljina	$661
103 km or 64 mi	Cacak	$681
121 km or 75 mi	Timisoara	$807
124 km or 77 mi	Resita	$673
145 km or 90 mi	Tuzla	$645
155 km or 97 mi	Subotica	$737
161 km or 100 mi	Szeged	$767
163 km or 101 mi	Osijek	$849
164 km or 102 mi	Arad	$678
174 km or 108 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$713
180 km or 112 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$764
184 km or 115 mi	Doboj	$604
185 km or 115 mi	Novi Pazar	$704
192 km or 120 mi	Baja	$719
194 km or 121 mi	Sarajevo	$742
196 km or 122 mi	Slavonski Brod	$690
202 km or 125 mi	Nis	$702
213 km or 132 mi	Vidin	$661
213 km or 132 mi	Bekescsaba	$663
214 km or 133 mi	Zenica	$545
217 km or 135 mi	Mitrovica	$664
218 km or 136 mi	Mojkovac	$1030
219 km or 136 mi	Hunedoara	$722
219 km or 136 mi	Szekszard	$755
222 km or 138 mi	Targu Jiu	$702
223 km or 139 mi	Pecs	$835
224 km or 139 mi	Berane	$1028
224 km or 139 mi	Deva	$648
240 km or 149 mi	Kecskemet	$706
246 km or 153 mi	Pristina	$691
251 km or 156 mi	Plav	$1004
259 km or 161 mi	Banja Luka	$742
263 km or 164 mi	Szolnok	$675
267 km or 166 mi	Mostar	$672
268 km or 166 mi	Cegled	$806
269 km or 167 mi	Dunaujvaros	$736
271 km or 168 mi	Kaposvar	$777

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