Atlanta vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Atlanta	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2570	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5742	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$1586	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$2465	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5431	$1273
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	95	23
😀 Quality of life	90	37
🏙️ Population	499K	951K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 91% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 704th and 4063rd ($2570 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th 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 Atlanta compared to 0.9 months in Freetown. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 165th and 7302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Freetown

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	Atlanta	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.39	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2827	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$85.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2730	$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2292	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.7	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$3.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$82.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27299	$2773

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2339
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2277
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2284
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2441
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2268
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2285
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2254
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2302
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2319
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2235
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2282
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2166
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2390
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2208
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$1993
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2657
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1928
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2195
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2435
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1541
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1974
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2213
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2094
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2148
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2159
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2149
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2076
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2127
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1888
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1839
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2128
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1704
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1636
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1652
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1726
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1736
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1901
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1982

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