Alexandria vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$1273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	50	23
😀 Quality of life	48	37
🏙️ Population	4.87M	951K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 77% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 9165th and 4063rd ($316 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Egypt and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Egypt vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.9 months in Freetown. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 6367th and 7302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Freetown

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	Alexandria	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$85.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$3.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$82.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$2773

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

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