Freetown vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Freetown	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1323	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1665	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$951	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$609	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.3	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$1231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	23	85
😀 Quality of life	30	70
🏙️ Population	951K	5.65M

The cost of living in Freetown is 23% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4528th and 5142nd ($1323 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Sierra Leone and Russia, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 8841st and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Saint Petersburg

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	Freetown	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.64	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1323	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.1	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.83%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$833	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.21	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.5	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3659	$12085

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1058
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$993
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1257
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$990
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1257
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1016
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$535
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$503
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$852
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$878
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1001
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1127
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$502
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$605
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$537
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$518
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1178
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$507
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1176
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$508
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1236
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1229
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1320
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1097
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$507
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1145
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$515
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1124
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1092
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$619
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$508

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606