Detroit vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$1273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	77	23
😀 Quality of life	86	37
🏙️ Population	639K	951K

The cost of living in Detroit is 53% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 1678th and 4063rd ($2064 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 0.9 months in Freetown. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 315th and 7302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Freetown

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	Detroit	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$85.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$3.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$82.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$2773

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

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