Arlington vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$1323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$1665
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$951
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$609
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$103
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	90	23
😀 Quality of life	78	30
🏙️ Population	394K	951K

The cost of living in Arlington is 44% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 2397th and 4528th ($1907 vs $1323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th 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 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 0.1 months in Freetown. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Freetown ranked 2nd in Sierra Leone, while ranked 894th and 8841st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Freetown

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	Arlington	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$798
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$1323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$86.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$5.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$97.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$3659

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1058
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$993
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1257
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$990
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1257
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1016
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$535
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$503
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$852
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$878
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1001
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1127
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$502
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$605
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$537
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$518
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1178
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$507
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1176
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$508
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1236
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1229
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1320
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1097
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$507
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1145
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$515
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1124
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1092
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$619
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$508