Beirut vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beirut	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1195	$751
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2942	$1496
🏠 One person rent	$623	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$1252	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$264
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$61.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$331	$1673
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	75	22
😀 Quality of life	62	43
🏙️ Population	2.42M	951K

The cost of living in Beirut is 59% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 4447th and 6569th ($1195 vs $751) 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 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 2.2 months in Freetown. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 5118th and 6876th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Freetown

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	Beirut	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.98	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.5	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.42	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$791
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$80.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$653
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$794	$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$87.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.73%	10.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3906	$1081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1717	$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.36	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.2	$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.03	$1.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.24	$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$1.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.55	$1.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$323	$75.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4159	$2661

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Cities near Beirut

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Jounieh	$982
37 km or 23 mi	Zahle	$882
38 km or 23 mi	Sidon	$770
68 km or 42 mi	Tripoli	$665
75 km or 46 mi	Tyre	$633
76 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1673
83 km or 52 mi	Damascus	$583
99 km or 62 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1633
102 km or 64 mi	Safed	$1622
106 km or 66 mi	Nahariya	$1570
112 km or 69 mi	Karmiel	$1617
114 km or 71 mi	Acre	$1447
115 km or 72 mi	Sakhnin	$1645
116 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1635
119 km or 74 mi	Tamra	$1622
122 km or 76 mi	Tiberias	$1427
123 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1610
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1601
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1594
124 km or 77 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1619
127 km or 79 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1594
130 km or 81 mi	Haifa	$1567
131 km or 82 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1660
132 km or 82 mi	Nesher	$1467
133 km or 83 mi	Nazareth	$1689
137 km or 85 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1674
142 km or 88 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1744
144 km or 89 mi	Afula	$1660
145 km or 90 mi	Homs	$528
151 km or 94 mi	Irbid	$625
155 km or 97 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1718
156 km or 97 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1728
165 km or 103 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1725
169 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1746
169 km or 105 mi	Hadera	$1593
179 km or 111 mi	Hama	$480
183 km or 114 mi	Jerash	$602
183 km or 114 mi	Netanya	$1962
184 km or 114 mi	Latakia	$436
186 km or 116 mi	Tayibe	$1850

Cities near Freetown

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