Chennai vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$1213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$159	$849
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$61.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$1665
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	78	22
😀 Quality of life	66	38
🏙️ Population	6.6M	951K

The cost of living in Chennai is 64% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 8907th and 4564th ($433 vs $1213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 1.4 months in Freetown. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 4094th and 7131st 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	$1.8	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$7.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$639
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$85.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$1.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$76.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$2835

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1030
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$974
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1138
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$972
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1146
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$994
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$983
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$528
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$494
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$866
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$889
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$979
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$971
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1039
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$494
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$569
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$520
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$488
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1062
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$496
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1051
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$574
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$497
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1203
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1095
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1198
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1047
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$495
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1003
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$503
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1071
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1034
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$649
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$498