Edinburgh vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edinburgh	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5387	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$1269	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3522	$1273
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	88	23
😀 Quality of life	94	37
🏙️ Population	488K	951K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 59% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 1491st and 4063rd ($2140 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 0.9 months in Freetown. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 34th and 7302nd 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	$17.4	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.9	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.21	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1331	$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2573	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1865	$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$85.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.75%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6219	$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4199	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$3.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1772	$82.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21911	$2773

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1608
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1649
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1604
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1500
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1699
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1482
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2011
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1765
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1601
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1551
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1246
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1404
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1567
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1705
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1651
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1628
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1637
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1510
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1707
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1722
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1328
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1393
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1288
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1377
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1500
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1714
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1382
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1629
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1968
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692

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