Barcelona vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$1679
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$980
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$655
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$1273
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
98
23
😀 Quality of life
87
37
🏙️ Population
1.7M
951K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 37% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 2276th and 4063rd ($1841 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Spain vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.9 months in Freetown. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 270th and 7302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$85.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$3.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$10
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$82.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$2773

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

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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