Antwerp vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antwerp	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1818	$1347
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4384	$1705
🏠 One person rent	$909	$974
🏘️ Family rent	$1498	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2918	$120
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	87	22
😀 Quality of life	91	29
🏙️ Population	529K	951K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 35% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 2669th and 4374th ($1818 vs $1347) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.1 months in Freetown. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Freetown ranked 2nd in Sierra Leone, while ranked 196th and 8809th 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	$20.4	$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.6	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$702	$797
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1205	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$85.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.94%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4402	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3153	$942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$6.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$5.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$63.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$646	$87.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21567	$3183

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1696
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1804
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1737
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1791
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1512
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1745
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1639
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1823
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1794
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1846
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2028
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1729
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1867
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1931
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1845
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1742
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2374
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2087
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1816
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1811
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1726
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1835
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$2025

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