Beirut vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Beirut | Freetown | |
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Beirut is 13% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 4177th and 4589th ($1441 vs $1272) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Sierra Leone comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.1 months in Freetown. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 5483rd and 8792nd among best cities to live in the world.
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| Beirut | Freetown | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 13 km or 8.2 mi |  Jounieh | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Zahle | |
| 38 km or 23 mi | Sidon | |
| 68 km or 42 mi | Tripoli | |
| 75 km or 46 mi | Tyre | |
| 76 km or 47 mi |  Kiryat Shmona | |
| 83 km or 52 mi |  Damascus | |
| 99 km or 62 mi | Ma'alot-Tarshiha | |
| 102 km or 64 mi | Safed | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Nahariya | |
| 112 km or 69 mi | Karmiel | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Acre | |
| 115 km or 72 mi | Sakhnin | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Arraba | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Tamra | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | Tiberias | |
| 123 km or 77 mi | Kiryat Motzkin | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Kiryat Bialik | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Kiryat Yam | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Shefa-'Amr | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Kiryat Ata | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Haifa | |
| 131 km or 82 mi | Nof HaGalil | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Nesher | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Nazareth | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Migdal HaEmek | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Yokneam Illit | |
| 144 km or 89 mi | Afula | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Homs | |
| 151 km or 94 mi |  Irbid | |
| 155 km or 97 mi | Zikhron Ya'akov | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Umm al-Fahm | |
| 165 km or 103 mi | Pardes Hanna-Karkur | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Baqa-Jatt | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Hadera | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Hama | |
| 183 km or 114 mi | Jerash | |
| 183 km or 114 mi | Netanya | |
| 184 km or 114 mi | Latakia | |
| 186 km or 116 mi | Tayibe |
Cities near Freetown
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 126 km or 78 mi |  Conakry | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Forecariah | |
| 174 km or 108 mi |  Bo | |
| 207 km or 128 mi | Boffa | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Kenema | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Mamou | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Gueckedou | |
| 361 km or 224 mi |  Monrovia | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Kakata | |
| 439 km or 273 mi |  Bafata | |
| 456 km or 283 mi | Bissau | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | Kankan | |
| 493 km or 306 mi | Nzerekore | |
| 514 km or 319 mi | Sanniquellie | |
| 525 km or 326 mi |  Kolda | |
| 527 km or 327 mi | Yekepa | |
| 564 km or 350 mi | Ziguinchor | |
| 603 km or 375 mi | Greenville | |
| 650 km or 404 mi |  Brikama | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Lamin | |
| 662 km or 412 mi | Banjul | |
| 701 km or 436 mi | Kaolack | |
| 709 km or 441 mi |  Bougouni | |
| 736 km or 457 mi | Fatick | |
| 736 km or 458 mi | Bamako | |
| 788 km or 490 mi | Koulikoro | |
| 807 km or 502 mi | Thies | |
| 821 km or 510 mi | Rufisque | |
| 833 km or 518 mi | Dakar | |
| 842 km or 523 mi |  Korhogo | |
| 846 km or 526 mi | Banamba | |
| 846 km or 526 mi | Gagnoa | |
| 857 km or 532 mi | Louga | |
| 887 km or 551 mi | Sikasso | |
| 896 km or 557 mi | Yamoussoukro | |
| 907 km or 564 mi | Bouake | |
| 911 km or 566 mi | Saint-Louis | |
| 917 km or 570 mi | Divo | |
| 935 km or 581 mi |  Rosso | |
| 940 km or 584 mi | Segou |