Caracas vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$384	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$1273
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	53	23
😀 Quality of life	46	37
🏙️ Population	2.25M	951K

The cost of living in Caracas is 20% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 4987th and 4063rd ($1075 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Venezuela and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.9 months in Freetown. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 6530th and 7302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Freetown

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	Caracas	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$85.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$3.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$82.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$2773

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$938
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$919
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$960
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$904
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$917
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$918
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$858
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$857
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$818
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$780
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$817
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$775
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$745
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$795
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$728
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$769
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$724
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$845
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$804
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$685
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$837
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$858
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$666
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$723

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