Cost of Living Comparison Between Freetown and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Freetown and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: Freetown is 38.1% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 13.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Freetown is 47.6% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 66.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Freetown
Lisbon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.92 SLL 66.2K
$16.09 €13.89
-81.85%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$32.58 SLL 739K
$64.1 €55.3
-49.15%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.96 SLL 226K
$10.28 €8.88
-3.11%
Cappuccino
$1.72 SLL 39K
$2.78 €2.4
-38.13%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1 SLL 22.7K
$2.23 €1.92
-55.16%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.87 SLL 19.8K
$1.57 €1.35
-44.59%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.48 SLL 33.7K
$3.41 €2.95
-56.60%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.8 SLL 63.6K
$3.82 €3.3
-26.70%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Freetown
Lisbon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.43 SLL 55.2K
$1.14 €0.98
113.16%
White Bread (500g)
$0.7 SLL 15.9K
$1.73 €1.49
-59.54%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.34 SLL 30.5K
$1.67 €1.44
-19.76%
Eggs
$1.97 SLL 44.7K
$3.13 €2.7
-37.06%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.15 SLL 162.2K
$13.31 €11.5
-46.28%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.53 SLL 170.8K
$7.99 €6.9
-5.76%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.11 SLL 116K
$15.97 €13.79
-68.00%
Apples (1kg)
$4.05 SLL 91.8K
$2.28 €1.97
77.63%
Banana (1kg)
$1.96 SLL 44.4K
$1.7 €1.47
15.29%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.69 SLL 15.6K
$2.04 €1.76
-66.18%
Tomato (1kg)
$5.14 SLL 116.6K
$2.55 €2.2
101.57%
Potato (1kg)
$1.95 SLL 44.3K
$1.76 €1.52
10.80%
Onion (1kg)
$1.61 SLL 36.4K
$2.05 €1.77
-21.46%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.03 SLL 23.3K
$1.98 €1.71
-47.98%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.41 SLL 32.1K
$0.81 €0.7
74.07%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.96 SLL 67.1K
$6.59 €5.69
-55.08%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.29 SLL 165.3K
$5.87 €5.07
24.19%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.15 SLL 26.1K
$1.33 €1.15
-13.53%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.03 SLL 46K
$2.92 €2.52
-30.48%
🚌 Getting Around
Freetown
Lisbon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.44 SLL 10.1K
$2.27 €1.96
-80.62%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$46.15 €39.85
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.71 SLL 16.2K
$4.23 €3.66
-83.22%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.22 SLL 27.7K
$0.86 €0.75
41.86%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.94 SLL 112K
$18.68 €16.13
-73.55%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 SLL 29.5K
$2.09 €1.81
-37.80%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$11.8K SLL 267.5M
$34.5K €29.8K
-65.84%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.9K SLL 564.7M
$39.6K €34.2K
-37.20%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Freetown
Lisbon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$145 SLL 3.3M
$148 €128
-1.96%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$10.01 SLL 227.1K
$20.98 €18.11
-52.29%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$98.1 SLL 2.2M
$39.65 €34.24
147.44%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Freetown
Lisbon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$50.3 SLL 1.1M
$47.92 €41.37
5.01%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.57 €16.03
-
Cinema Ticket
-
$9.38 €8.1
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
Freetown
Lisbon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
-
$607 €524
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$16.1K €13.9K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Freetown
Lisbon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$9.89 SLL 224.3K
$104 €90.1
-90.53%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$8.18 SLL 185.6K
$41.09 €35.48
-80.09%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$19.97 SLL 453K
$92.7 €80
-78.45%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$50.4 SLL 1.1M
$119 €102
-57.56%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Freetown
Lisbon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$823 SLL 18.7M
$1,592 €1,375
-48.32%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,252 SLL 28.4M
$1,262 €1,090
-0.80%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,132 SLL 48.4M
$3,046 €2,630
-30.00%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$101 SLL 2.3M
$2,069 €1,787
-95.13%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$7,280 €6,286
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$4,549 €3,928
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Freetown
Lisbon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,311 SLL 29.7M
$1,462 €1,263
-10.35%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
3.81
-

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Last update for Freetown: October 29, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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