Baltimore vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1347
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$1705
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$974
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$120
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	97	22
😀 Quality of life	92	29
🏙️ Population	586K	951K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 72% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 1219th and 4374th ($2323 vs $1347) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 0.1 months in Freetown. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Freetown ranked 2nd in Sierra Leone, while ranked 128th and 8809th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Freetown

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	Baltimore	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$797
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$85.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$5.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$63.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$87.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$3183

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

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