Albuquerque vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$1347
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$1705
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$974
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$120
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	27	22
😀 Quality of life	84	29
🏙️ Population	565K	951K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 46% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 2114th and 4374th ($1964 vs $1347) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 1st in the United States and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check the United States vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.1 months in Freetown. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Freetown ranked 2nd in Sierra Leone, while ranked 484th and 8809th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Freetown

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	Albuquerque	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$797
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$85.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$5.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$63.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$87.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$3183

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2235
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2407
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2245
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2514
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1896
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1784
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1778
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1842
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2353
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1880
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2385
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1820
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2024
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1912
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2466
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1940
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2447
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2417
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2084
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2537
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2332

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