Freetown vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Freetown	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$751	$1690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1496	$3634
🏠 One person rent	$387	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$477	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$264	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.1	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1673	$2921
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	22	46
😀 Quality of life	43	92
🏙️ Population	951K	608K

The cost of living in Freetown is 56% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 6569th and 2703rd ($751 vs $1690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Sierra Leone and Sweden, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Freetown compared to 1.7 months in Gothenburg. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 6876th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Gothenburg

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	Freetown	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$6.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$791	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$80.7	$725
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$175	$1162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.1	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.1%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1081	$5997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1080	$3780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$79.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.53	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$6.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.62	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.26	$3.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.78	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.8	$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.58	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.9	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$75.7	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2661	$3122

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1024
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$971
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$689
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$968
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$689
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$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

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1455
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1250
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1282
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1299
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1428
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1332
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1482
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1318
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1411
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1438
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1465
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1719
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1363
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1396
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1585
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1375
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1936
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1471
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1652
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1395
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1723
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1715
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1999
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1880
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1887
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1705
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1276
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1519
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1575
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1246
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1781
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1554
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1616
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2011
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1569
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1261