Chicago vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chicago	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2667	$1213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6807	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$1579	$849
🏘️ Family rent	$3056	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$61.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4901	$1665
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	22
😀 Quality of life	96	38
🏙️ Population	2.75M	951K

The cost of living in Chicago is 120% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 483rd and 4564th ($2667 vs $1213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 1st in the United States and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check the United States vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.4 months in Freetown. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 20th and 7131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Freetown

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	Chicago	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.3	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$7.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.62	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.12	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1974	$880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$639
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3828	$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2594	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$85.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3158	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.5	$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.3	$1.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2457	$76.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19423	$2835

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2424
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2375
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2376
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2177
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2307
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2344
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2326
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2367
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2412
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2393
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2292
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2305
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2360
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2358
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2268
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2292
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2293
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2296
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1975
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2276
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2392
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2363
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2276
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2380
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2269
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2280
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2134
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2331
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2002
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2357

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