Freetown vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$751
$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$4264
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1096
🏘️ Family rent
$477
$1719
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.1
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$3145
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
22
94
😀 Quality of life
43
94
🏙️ Population
951K
626K

The cost of living in Freetown is 60% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 6569th and 2103rd ($751 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 99th 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 2.2 months in Freetown compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6876th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Freetown Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.28
$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$791
$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.7
$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$1870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$175
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.1
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.1%
5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1081
$4377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1080
$3046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$81.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.53
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.62
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.9
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.78
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.8
$97.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.7
$1097
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2661
$12197

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$1024
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$689
207 km or 128 mi Boffa
$968
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$689
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$989
341 km or 212 mi Gueckedou
$977
361 km or 224 mi Monrovia
$501
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$470
439 km or 273 mi Bafata
$778
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$799
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$975
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$972
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$469
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1049
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$469
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
603 km or 375 mi Greenville
$468
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$556
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$486
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$441
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1081
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$472
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$1068
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$518
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$471
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1009
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1067
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1179
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$976
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$471
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$897
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1070
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$479
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$923
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1061
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$888
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$584
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$470

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1734
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1524
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1659
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1670
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1651
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1520
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1693
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2043
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1537
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1723
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1527
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1632
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1706
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1305
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1741
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1629
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1643
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1719
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1681
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1833
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1702
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1673
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1661
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1644
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1554
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1630
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1430
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1662
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1568
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1532
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1251