Cairo vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$154	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$1273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	83	23
😀 Quality of life	58	37
🏙️ Population	9.61M	951K

The cost of living in Cairo is 69% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 8923rd and 4063rd ($417 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Egypt vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.9 months in Freetown. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 5545th and 7302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Freetown

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	Cairo	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$85.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$3.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$82.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$2773

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$318
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$300
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$307
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$288
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$325
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$319
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$301
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$272
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$268
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$276
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$316
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$339
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$290
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1684
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1742
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1732
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$381
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1471
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1686
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$809
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1837
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1716
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1884
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$360
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$813
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1811

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