Berlin vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$1213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$849
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$61.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$1665
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	22
😀 Quality of life	95	38
🏙️ Population	3.76M	951K

The cost of living in Berlin is 73% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 1583rd and 4564th ($2104 vs $1213) 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 1.4 months in Freetown. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 23rd and 7131st 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	$14.5	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$7.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$639
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$85.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$1.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$76.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$2835

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

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