Columbus vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Columbus	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2181	$1347
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$1705
🏠 One person rent	$1256	$974
🏘️ Family rent	$2214	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3957	$120
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	72	22
😀 Quality of life	90	29
🏙️ Population	906K	951K

The cost of living in Columbus is 62% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 1512th and 4374th ($2181 vs $1347) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd 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 0.1 months in Freetown. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Freetown ranked 2nd in Sierra Leone, while ranked 217th and 8809th 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	$19.3	$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.21	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$797
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$244	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$85.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3028	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2566	$942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$5.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$63.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1105	$87.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28983	$3183

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2020
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2094
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2030
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1836
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2014
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2028
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1951
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2019
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1932
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1933
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1933
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1954
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1928
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1918
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1842
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1918
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1934
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1947
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1961
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1965
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1571
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1942
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2025
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1980
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1957
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1684
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1850
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1495
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2188
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1482
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1899
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1922
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1743
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$2061

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