Freetown vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Freetown	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1347	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1705	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$974	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$1116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	22	82
😀 Quality of life	29	71
🏙️ Population	951K	5.65M

The cost of living in Freetown is 39% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4374th and 5813th ($1347 vs $971) 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 8809th and 3397th 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	$2.91	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$797	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.4	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$942	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.9	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.2	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.68	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.93	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3183	$10534

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1067
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$999
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1283
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$999
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1281
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1021
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$536
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$502
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$872
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$895
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1044
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$598
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$541
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$516
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1088
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$508
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1084
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$506
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1140
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1141
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1221
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1099
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$506
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1060
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$514
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1123
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1083
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$630
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$506

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566