Bangalore vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$219	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$1273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	74	23
😀 Quality of life	68	37
🏙️ Population	12.3M	951K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 60% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 8398th and 4063rd ($533 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in India and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check India vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 0.9 months in Freetown. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 3159th and 7302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Freetown

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	Bangalore	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$85.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$3.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$82.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$2773

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

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