Edmonton vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$1323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$1665
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$951
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$609
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$103
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	64	23
😀 Quality of life	90	30
🏙️ Population	1.01M	951K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 42% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 2524th and 4528th ($1878 vs $1323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 0.1 months in Freetown. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Freetown ranked 2nd in Sierra Leone, while ranked 193rd and 8841st 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	$16.1	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$798
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$1323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$86.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$5.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$97.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$3659

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1058
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$993
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1257
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$990
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1257
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1016
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$535
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$503
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$852
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$878
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1001
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1127
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$502
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$605
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$537
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$518
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1178
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$507
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1176
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$508
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1236
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1229
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1320
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1097
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$507
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1145
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$515
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1124
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1092
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$619
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$508