Chennai vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chennai	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$437	$1347
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1065	$1705
🏠 One person rent	$159	$974
🏘️ Family rent	$272	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$321	$120
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	78	22
😀 Quality of life	65	29
🏙️ Population	6.6M	951K

The cost of living in Chennai is 68% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 8898th and 4374th ($437 vs $1347) 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 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.1 months in Freetown. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Freetown ranked 2nd in Sierra Leone, while ranked 5272nd and 8809th 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	$2.25	$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.91	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$797
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.96	$85.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1914	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$746	$942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.87	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$6.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$5.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.8	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.79	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.4	$63.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.8	$87.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1729	$3183

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$235
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$291
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$535
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$300
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$327
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$368
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$295
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$524
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$304
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$341
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$347
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$345
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$286
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$290
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$277
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$347
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$339
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$345
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$346
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$298
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$347
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$383
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$265
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$266
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$295
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$286

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1067
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$999
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1283
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$999
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1281
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1021
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$536
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$502
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$872
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$895
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1044
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$598
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$541
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$516
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1088
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$508
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1084
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$506
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1140
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1141
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1221
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1099
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$506
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1060
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$514
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1123
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1083
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$630
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$506