Freetown vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Freetown	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1213	$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$2330
🏠 One person rent	$849	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$470	$692
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.2	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1665	$567
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	22	47
😀 Quality of life	38	58
🏙️ Population	951K	2.65M

The cost of living in Freetown is 33% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 4564th and 6095th ($1213 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sierra Leone and Ecuador, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Freetown compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 7131st and 5554th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Guayaquil

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	Freetown	Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.26	$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$639	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$171	$571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.6	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.88%	8.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1086	$1130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1068	$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$6.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$8.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.47	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$6.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.65	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.68	$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$37.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.48	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.6	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2835	$6982

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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 Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$808
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$722
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$827
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$761
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$813
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$594
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$770
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$760
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$545
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$870
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$454
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$574
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$495
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$902
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$504
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$498
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$528
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$564
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$509
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$517
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$504
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$544
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$488
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$523
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$515
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$500
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$549
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$462
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$398
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$699
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$733
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$718
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$652
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$679
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$520
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$496