Freetown vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$751
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$387
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$477
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.1
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
22
69
😀 Quality of life
43
76
🏙️ Population
951K
1.38M

The cost of living in Freetown is 21% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6569th and 5668th ($751 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sierra Leone and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Freetown compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6876th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Freetown Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.28
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$791
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.7
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$175
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.1
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.1%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1081
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1080
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.53
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.62
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.9
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.78
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.8
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.7
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2661
$7940

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$989
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$501
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$470
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$778
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$799
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$975
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$972
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$469
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1049
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$469
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$1060
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$468
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$556
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$486
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$441
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$1081
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$472
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$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
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$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
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$1061
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$888
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$584
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$598
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$533
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$852
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$660
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$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
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$626
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$581
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$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
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$760
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$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
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$1027
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$977
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$813
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$641
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$654
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$664
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$697
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$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
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$610
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$827
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$681
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$1027
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$713
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$1057
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$1177
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$704
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$733
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$616
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$1001
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$692
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$619