Brussels vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$1665
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$951
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$609
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$103
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	96	23
😀 Quality of life	92	30
🏙️ Population	196K	951K

The cost of living in Brussels is 56% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 1872nd and 4528th ($2065 vs $1323) 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 1.8 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 99th and 8841st 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	$24.7	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$798
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$1323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$86.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$5.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$97.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$3659

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

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