Arlington vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Arlington	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1856	$1347
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4502	$1705
🏠 One person rent	$1114	$974
🏘️ Family rent	$1920	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.6	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3964	$120
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	90	22
😀 Quality of life	77	29
🏙️ Population	394K	951K

The cost of living in Arlington is 38% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 2476th and 4374th ($1856 vs $1347) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 0.1 months in Freetown. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Freetown ranked 2nd in Sierra Leone, while ranked 1375th and 8809th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Arlington	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1284	$856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$860	$797
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$85.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.8	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$6.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$5.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.8	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81	$63.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$87.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23378	$3183

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2139
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2135
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2140
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2133
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2140
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2217
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2183
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2136
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2133
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2184
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2108
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2200
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2190
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2144
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2162
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2447
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2145
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2222
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2199
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2038
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2185
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2315
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2246
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2176
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2199
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2497
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2268
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2216
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2369

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