Cape Town vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$1213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$603	$849
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$61.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$1665
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	55	22
😀 Quality of life	59	38
🏙️ Population	3.78M	951K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 8% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 4849th and 4564th ($1120 vs $1213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in South Africa and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check South Africa vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 1.4 months in Freetown. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 5407th and 7131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Freetown

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	Cape Town	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.8	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$7.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$639
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$85.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$1.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$76.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$2835

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790

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