Addis Ababa vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$710	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$1273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	32	23
😀 Quality of life	39	37
🏙️ Population	5.7M	951K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 12% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 4540th and 4063rd ($1180 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.9 months in Freetown. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 7025th and 7302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Freetown

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	Addis Ababa	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$85.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$3.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$82.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$2773

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908

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