Austin vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$1347
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$1705
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$974
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$120
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	66	22
😀 Quality of life	92	29
🏙️ Population	962K	951K

The cost of living in Austin is 79% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 1002nd and 4374th ($2416 vs $1347) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th 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 months in Austin compared to 0.1 months in Freetown. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Freetown ranked 2nd in Sierra Leone, while ranked 151st and 8809th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Freetown

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	Austin	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$797
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$85.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$5.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$63.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$87.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$3183

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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