Cape Town vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cape Town	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1386	$1272
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3160	$1604
🏠 One person rent	$775	$906
🏘️ Family rent	$1348	$557
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$405	$120
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	55	23
😀 Quality of life	58	30
🏙️ Population	3.78M	951K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 9% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 4336th and 4589th ($1386 vs $1272) 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.1 months in Freetown. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 6134th and 8792nd 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	$12.2	$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.19	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$798
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$73.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	12.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$1428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1508	$794
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$9.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.97	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$5.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.22	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$1.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$1.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$2.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6197	$3981

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1421
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$763
371 km or 231 mi	George	$877
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$968
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$796
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$863
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1033
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$904
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1390
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$773
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$611
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$660
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$953
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$811
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$991
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$903
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$945
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$691
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$691
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1031
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$723
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$663
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$912
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1040
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1104
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$938
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$998
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$893

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1050
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$984
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1231
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$983
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1219
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1005
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$998
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$518
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$831
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$857
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$993
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$993
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1119
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$611
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$545
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$527
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1164
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$494
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1163
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$561
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$493
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1214
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1206
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1281
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1076
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$494
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1141
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$501
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1100
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1067
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$619
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$495