Brussels vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$1213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$849
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$61.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$1665
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	96	22
😀 Quality of life	89	38
🏙️ Population	196K	951K

The cost of living in Brussels is 61% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 1988th and 4564th ($1958 vs $1213) 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 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.4 months in Freetown. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 173rd and 7131st 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	$20.8	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$7.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$639
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$85.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$1.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$76.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$2835

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

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