Freetown vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Freetown	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1213	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$4848
🏠 One person rent	$849	$1146
🏘️ Family rent	$470	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.2	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1665	$3562
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	22	94
😀 Quality of life	38	96
🏙️ Population	951K	626K

The cost of living in Freetown is 40% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 4564th and 1833rd ($1213 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 97th in Sierra Leone and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Freetown compared to 1.8 months in Glasgow. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7131st and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Glasgow

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	Freetown	Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.26	$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$1254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$639	$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$2451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$171	$1640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.6	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.88%	5.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1086	$3909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1068	$3280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$80.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.47	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$19.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$3.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.65	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.68	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.48	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.6	$1167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2835	$12979

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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

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1793
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1793
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1599
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1625
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1573
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1710
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1744
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1420
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2246
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1647
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1390
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1545
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1732
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1467
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1830
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1830
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1805
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1989
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1800
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1734
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1706
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1688
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1459
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1602
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1571
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1491
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1783
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1763
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1364