Bridgetown vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bridgetown	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1353	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3655	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$565	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$1353	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.2	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1472	$1273
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	20	23
😀 Quality of life	64	37
🏙️ Population	110K	951K

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 0.5% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 4035th and 4063rd ($1353 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Barbados and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Barbados vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bridgetown compared to 0.9 months in Freetown. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 4410th and 7302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bridgetown vs Freetown

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	Bridgetown	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.18	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.49	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$605	$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1756	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1062	$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$85.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.81%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3501	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.3	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.76	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.54	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.18	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.5	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.79	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$77	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$82.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6541	$2773

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Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1418
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$1007
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$1000
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1161
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1070
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1084
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1062
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1015
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1178
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$953
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1499
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$737
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1037
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1039
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$695
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$684
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$777
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1373
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$716
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1377
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$837
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$789
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$858
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$674
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$639
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$746

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1061
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$998
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1278
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$998
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1272
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1019
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$523
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$804
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$827
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$964
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$552
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$507
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1000
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$489
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$998
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$569
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$490
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1052
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1046
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1114
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$916
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$491
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$904
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$970
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$499
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$937
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$906
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$647
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$490