Austin vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$1213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$849
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$61.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$1665
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	66	22
😀 Quality of life	91	38
🏙️ Population	962K	951K

The cost of living in Austin is 104% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 812th and 4564th ($2473 vs $1213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 1.4 months in Freetown. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 116th and 7131st 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	$16.8	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$7.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$639
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$85.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$1.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$76.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$2835

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1030
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$974
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1138
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$972
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1146
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$994
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$983
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$528
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$494
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$866
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$889
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$979
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$971
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1039
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$494
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$569
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$520
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$488
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1062
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$496
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1051
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$574
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$497
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1203
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1095
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1198
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1047
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$495
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1003
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$503
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1071
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1034
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$649
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$498