Dhaka vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$1347
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1705
🏠 One person rent	$141	$974
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$120
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	73	22
😀 Quality of life	57	29
🏙️ Population	16.8M	951K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 66% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 8829th and 4374th ($464 vs $1347) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.1 months in Freetown. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Freetown ranked 2nd in Sierra Leone, while ranked 6151st and 8809th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Freetown

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	Dhaka	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$797
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$85.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$6.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$5.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$63.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$87.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$3183

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

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