Calgary vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$1273
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	53	23
😀 Quality of life	90	37
🏙️ Population	1.31M	951K

The cost of living in Calgary is 54% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 1646th and 4063rd ($2077 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Canada and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Canada vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.9 months in Freetown. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 153rd and 7302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Freetown

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	Calgary	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$85.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$3.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$82.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$2773

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

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