Beirut vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$1213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1492
🏠 One person rent
$555
$849
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$61.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$1665
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
75
22
😀 Quality of life
61
38
🏙️ Population
2.42M
951K

The cost of living in Beirut is 4% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 4691st and 4564th ($1165 vs $1213) 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 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.4 months in Freetown. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 4996th and 7131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$7.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$639
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$85.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$1.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$76.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$2835

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Freetown

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