Freetown vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$980	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$1615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	23	62
😀 Quality of life	37	80
🏙️ Population	951K	581K

The cost of living in Freetown is 7% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 4063rd and 4316th ($1346 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sierra Leone and Lithuania, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 7302nd and 529th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Vilnius

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	Freetown	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$8531

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$847
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1150
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$936
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$882
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$843
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1016
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$727
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$840
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1025
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$570
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$935
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$804
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$761
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$933
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1113
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$964
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1299
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$969
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$435
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$469
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$438
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$300
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$835
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$953
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$474
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$882
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$869
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1302