Barcelona vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$1492
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$849
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$61.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$1665
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
98
22
😀 Quality of life
88
38
🏙️ Population
1.66M
951K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 56% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 2198th and 4564th ($1887 vs $1213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.4 months in Freetown. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 238th and 7131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Freetown

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Barcelona Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$7.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$639
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$85.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$1.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$76.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$2835

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Conakry
$1030
137 km or 85 mi Forecariah
$974
174 km or 108 mi Bo
$1138
207 km or 128 mi Boffa
$972
235 km or 146 mi Kenema
$1146
246 km or 153 mi Mamou
$994
341 km or 212 mi Gueckedou
$983
361 km or 224 mi Monrovia
$528
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$494
439 km or 273 mi Bafata
$866
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$889
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$979
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$971
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$495
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1039
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$494
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$1061
603 km or 375 mi Greenville
$494
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$569
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$520
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$488
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1062
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$496
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$1051
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$574
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$497
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1203
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1095
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1198
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$1047
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$495
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1035
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1003
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$503
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$1071
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1018
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$1034
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$649
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$498