Chennai vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$152	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$1273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	78	23
😀 Quality of life	66	37
🏙️ Population	6.6M	951K

The cost of living in Chennai is 68% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 8897th and 4063rd ($430 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in India and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check India vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.9 months in Freetown. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 4021st and 7302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Freetown

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	Chennai	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.83	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$85.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$3.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$82.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$2773

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306

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