Cape Town vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cape Town	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$1323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3099	$1665
🏠 One person rent	$773	$951
🏘️ Family rent	$1343	$609
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$404	$103
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	55	23
😀 Quality of life	55	30
🏙️ Population	3.78M	951K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 3% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 4432nd and 4528th ($1366 vs $1323) 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.1 months in Freetown. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Freetown ranked 2nd in Sierra Leone, while ranked 6382nd and 8841st 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	$12.5	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.7	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$874	$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$798
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1556	$1323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$86.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2160	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1500	$833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.46	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$5.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.6	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$97.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5378	$3659

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1345
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$718
371 km or 231 mi	George	$927
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$980
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1036
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$811
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$874
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1050
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$927
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1419
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$795
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$630
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$681
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$952
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$826
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$986
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$901
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$934
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$697
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$694
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1057
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$731
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$662
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$958
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1023
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1089
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$948
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$968
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$905

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1058
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$993
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1257
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$990
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1257
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1016
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$535
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$503
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$852
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$878
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1001
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1127
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$502
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$605
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$537
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$518
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1178
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$507
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1176
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$508
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1236
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1229
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1320
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1097
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$507
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1145
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$515
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1124
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1092
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$619
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$508