Bangkok vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$1323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$1665
🏠 One person rent	$465	$951
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$609
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$103
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	89	23
😀 Quality of life	73	30
🏙️ Population	5.68M	951K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 22% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 5467th and 4528th ($1027 vs $1323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Thailand vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.1 months in Freetown. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Freetown ranked 2nd in Sierra Leone, while ranked 2647th and 8841st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/bangkok/freetown.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Bangkok vs Freetown infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/bangkok/freetown" target="_blank">Bangkok vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Bangkok vs Freetown

Prices for goods and services in Bangkok and Freetown are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Bangkok	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$798
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$1323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$86.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$97.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$3659

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1058
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$993
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1257
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$990
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1257
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1016
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$535
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$503
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$852
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$878
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1001
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1127
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$502
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$605
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$537
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$518
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1178
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$507
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1176
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$508
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1236
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1229
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1320
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1097
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$507
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1145
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$515
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1124
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1092
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$619
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$508