Berlin vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$1323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$1665
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$951
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$609
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$103
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	23
😀 Quality of life	95	30
🏙️ Population	3.78M	951K

The cost of living in Berlin is 74% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 1275th and 4528th ($2302 vs $1323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Germany vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.1 months in Freetown. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Freetown ranked 2nd in Sierra Leone, while ranked 35th and 8841st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Freetown

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	Berlin	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$798
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$1323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$86.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$5.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$97.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$3659

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1058
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$993
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1257
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$990
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1257
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1016
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$535
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$503
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$852
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$878
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1001
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1127
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$502
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$605
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$537
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$518
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1178
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$507
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1176
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$508
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1236
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1229
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1320
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1097
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$507
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1145
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$515
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1124
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1092
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$619
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$508