Freetown vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$980	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	23	81
😀 Quality of life	37	67
🏙️ Population	951K	5.6M

The cost of living in Freetown is 38% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4063rd and 5668th ($1346 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Sierra Leone and Russia, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 7302nd and 3598th 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	$2.9	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$7571

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1061
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$998
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1278
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$998
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1272
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1019
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$523
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$804
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$827
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$964
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$552
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$507
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1000
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$489
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$998
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$569
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$490
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1052
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1046
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1114
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$916
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$491
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$904
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$970
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$499
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$937
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$906
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$647
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$490

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441