El Paso vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	El Paso	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1796	$1272
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4088	$1604
🏠 One person rent	$1008	$906
🏘️ Family rent	$1727	$557
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3260	$120
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	34	23
😀 Quality of life	85	30
🏙️ Population	679K	951K

The cost of living in El Paso is 41% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 2822nd and 4589th ($1796 vs $1272) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1955th and 1st in the United States and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check the United States vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 0.1 months in Freetown. El Paso ranked 145th best city to live in the United States vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 437th and 8792nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Freetown

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	El Paso	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.5	$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1021	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$798
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98	$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$73.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	12.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$1428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1792	$794
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$9.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$5.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.29	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$1.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.97	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$1.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.8	$2.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$577	$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6901	$3981

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1850
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1938
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1920
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1053
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2029
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1095
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2196
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$990
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2025
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1933
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2153
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1776
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$771
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2212
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2237
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1878
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1993
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2454
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1972
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2417
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2378
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2367
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1050
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$984
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1231
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$983
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1219
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1005
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$998
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$518
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$831
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$857
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$993
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$993
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1119
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$611
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$545
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$527
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1164
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$494
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1163
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$561
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$493
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1214
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1206
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1281
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1076
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$494
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1141
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$501
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1100
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1067
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$619
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$495