Brisbane vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$1323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$1665
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$951
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$609
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$103
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	66	23
😀 Quality of life	98	30
🏙️ Population	2.71M	951K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 72% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 1349th and 4528th ($2269 vs $1323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Australia vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.1 months in Freetown. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Freetown ranked 2nd in Sierra Leone, while ranked 3rd and 8841st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Freetown

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	Brisbane	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$798
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$1323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$86.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$5.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$97.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$3659

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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