Barcelona vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$751
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$477
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$61.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$1673
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
98
22
😀 Quality of life
88
43
🏙️ Population
1.64M
951K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 136% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 2423rd and 6569th ($1773 vs $751) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 2.2 months in Freetown. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 193rd and 6876th 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
$15.3
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$1.22
 Cappuccino
$2.96
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$791
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$80.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$653
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$87.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
10.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$1081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$1.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$1.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$1.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$10
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$75.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$2661

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

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Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Conakry
$1024
137 km or 85 mi Forecariah
$971
174 km or 108 mi Bo
$689
207 km or 128 mi Boffa
$968
235 km or 146 mi Kenema
$689
246 km or 153 mi Mamou
$989
341 km or 212 mi Gueckedou
$977
361 km or 224 mi Monrovia
$501
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$470
439 km or 273 mi Bafata
$778
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$799
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$975
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$972
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$469
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1049
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$469
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
603 km or 375 mi Greenville
$468
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$556
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$486
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$441
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1081
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$472
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$1068
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$518
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$471
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1009
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1067
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1179
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$976
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$471
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$897
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1070
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$479
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$923
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1061
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$888
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$584
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$470