Brussels vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$1347
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$1705
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$974
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$120
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	96	22
😀 Quality of life	91	29
🏙️ Population	196K	951K

The cost of living in Brussels is 51% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 1913th and 4374th ($2028 vs $1347) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Belgium vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 0.1 months in Freetown. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Freetown ranked 2nd in Sierra Leone, while ranked 165th and 8809th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Freetown

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	Brussels	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$797
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$85.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$6.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$5.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$63.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$87.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$3183

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1067
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$999
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1283
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$999
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1281
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1021
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$536
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$502
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$872
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$895
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1044
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$598
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$541
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$516
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1088
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$508
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1084
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$506
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1140
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1141
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1221
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1099
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$506
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1060
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$514
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1123
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1083
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$630
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$506