Columbus vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$1273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	73	23
😀 Quality of life	88	37
🏙️ Population	906K	951K

The cost of living in Columbus is 59% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 1476th and 4063rd ($2145 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.9 months in Freetown. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 249th and 7302nd 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	$18.9	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$85.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$3.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$82.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$2773

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

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