Edinburgh vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edinburgh	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$1213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5663	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$849
🏘️ Family rent	$2459	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$61.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3703	$1665
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	88	22
😀 Quality of life	94	38
🏙️ Population	488K	951K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 85% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 1263rd and 4564th ($2246 vs $1213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.4 months in Freetown. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 40th and 7131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Freetown

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	Edinburgh	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1425	$880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$639
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2692	$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$85.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7033	$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4677	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.9	$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.9	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$1.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1775	$76.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23136	$2835

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1744
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1710
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1625
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1647
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1793
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2013
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1793
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1599
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1573
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1390
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1420
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1800
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1734
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1706
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1571
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1602
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1830
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1424
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1459
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1364
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1467
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1528
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1783
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1467
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1763
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1989
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767

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