Freetown vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Freetown	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1323	$1864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1665	$4287
🏠 One person rent	$951	$914
🏘️ Family rent	$609	$1596
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.3	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$3974
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	23	46
😀 Quality of life	30	92
🏙️ Population	951K	675K

The cost of living in Freetown is 29% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 4528th and 2599th ($1323 vs $1864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Sierra Leone and Sweden, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 8841st and 83rd 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	$2.86	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$93.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$7.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.64	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1323	$1788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.1	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.83%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$6682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$833	$4044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$4.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$4.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$8.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.21	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$59.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.5	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3659	$4729

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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

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481