Baltimore vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1272
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$1604
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$906
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$557
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$120
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	97	23
😀 Quality of life	91	30
🏙️ Population	586K	951K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 75% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 1429th and 4589th ($2224 vs $1272) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 0.1 months in Freetown. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 138th and 8792nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Baltimore	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$798
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$73.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	12.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$1428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$794
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$9.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$5.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$1.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$1.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$2.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$3981

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1050
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$984
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1231
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$983
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1219
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1005
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$998
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$518
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$831
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$857
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$993
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$993
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1119
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$611
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$545
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$527
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1164
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$494
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1163
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$561
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$493
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1214
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1206
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1281
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1076
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$494
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1141
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$501
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1100
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1067
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$619
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$495