Cali vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$287	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$1273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	45	23
😀 Quality of life	50	37
🏙️ Population	2.47M	951K

The cost of living in Cali is 44% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 6679th and 4063rd ($748 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Colombia and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Colombia vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 0.9 months in Freetown. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 6204th and 7302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Freetown

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	Cali	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.3	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$85.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$3.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$82.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$2773

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$666
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$742
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$513
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$477
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$598
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$649
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$605
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$680
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$493
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$410
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$705
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$514
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$674
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$794
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$887
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$571
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$531
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$897
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$906
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$497
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$709
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$839
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$519
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$563
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$884
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$882
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$534
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$722
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$664
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$648
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$573
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$645

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