Antwerp vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Antwerp	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1762	$1213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4106	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$893	$849
🏘️ Family rent	$1430	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$61.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2721	$1665
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	87	22
😀 Quality of life	89	38
🏙️ Population	529K	951K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 45% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 2671st and 4564th ($1762 vs $1213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Belgium and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Belgium vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1.4 months in Freetown. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 176th and 7131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Freetown

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	Antwerp	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.9	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$639
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1437	$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1117	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$85.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4562	$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3518	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.81	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.6	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.54	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$1.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$619	$76.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13064	$2835

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1611
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1709
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1616
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1619
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1636
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1442
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1545
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1693
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1514
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1779
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1958
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1602
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1761
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1712
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1799
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1587
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2046
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1750
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1723
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1660
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1645
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1611
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1701
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1911

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1030
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$974
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1138
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$972
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1146
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$994
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$983
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$528
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$494
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$866
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$889
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$979
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$971
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1039
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$494
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$569
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$520
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$488
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1062
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$496
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1051
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$574
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$497
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1203
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1095
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1198
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1047
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$495
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1003
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$503
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1071
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1034
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$649
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$498