Cape Town vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$582	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$1273
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	56	23
😀 Quality of life	58	37
🏙️ Population	3.78M	951K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 20% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 5016th and 4063rd ($1071 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.9 months in Freetown. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 5491st and 7302nd 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	$8.4	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$85.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$3.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$82.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$2773

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

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