Columbus vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Columbus	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2252	$1213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5500	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$849
🏘️ Family rent	$2531	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$644	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$61.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4005	$1665
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	72	22
😀 Quality of life	88	38
🏙️ Population	906K	951K

The cost of living in Columbus is 86% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 1248th and 4564th ($2252 vs $1213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 Columbus compared to 1.4 months in Freetown. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 242nd and 7131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Freetown

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	Columbus	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$639
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3082	$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$85.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64	$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$1.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1235	$76.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15346	$2835

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829

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