Edmonton vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edmonton	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1785	$1213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4092	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$955	$849
🏘️ Family rent	$1589	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$61.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3052	$1665
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	63	22
😀 Quality of life	89	38
🏙️ Population	1.01M	951K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 47% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 2563rd and 4564th ($1785 vs $1213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 100th and 1st in Canada and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Canada vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.4 months in Freetown. Edmonton ranked 13th best city to live in Canada vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 172nd and 7131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Freetown

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	Edmonton	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.36	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$929	$880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$726	$639
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1576	$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1272	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$85.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2798	$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2233	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75	$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.27	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$1.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.8	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$76.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8270	$2835

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1723
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1727
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2149
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1914
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1854
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$2001
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1586
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1781
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2139
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2250
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1678
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2150
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2011
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2469
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2498
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1642
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1566
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1983
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2417
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2589
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2650
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2278
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2330
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$1917

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