Freetown vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$925
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2456
🏠 One person rent	$980	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$743
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$514
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	23	47
😀 Quality of life	37	51
🏙️ Population	951K	2.65M

The cost of living in Freetown is 45% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 4063rd and 5905th ($1346 vs $925) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Sierra Leone and Ecuador, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 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 7302nd and 6147th 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	$2.9	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$269
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$58.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$91.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$1009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$2101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$5.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$7.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$5836

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1061
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$998
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1278
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$998
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1272
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1019
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$523
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$804
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$827
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$964
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$552
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$507
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1000
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$489
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$998
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$569
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$490
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1052
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1046
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1114
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$916
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$491
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$904
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$970
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$499
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$937
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$906
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$647
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$490

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$806
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$697
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$823
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$766
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$816
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$569
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$538
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$463
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$573
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$600
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$505
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$884
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$513
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$505
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$519
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$565
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$518
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$548
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$531
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$571
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$514
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$598
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$549
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$562
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$477
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$410
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$714
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$748
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$742
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$666
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$694
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$557
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$504