Freetown vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$751
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$2551
🏠 One person rent
$387
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$477
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.1
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$440
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
22
37
😀 Quality of life
43
47
🏙️ Population
951K
2.15M

The cost of living in Freetown is 22% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 6569th and 5620th ($751 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Freetown compared to 0.5 months in Harare. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 6876th and 6463rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Harare

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Freetown Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$39.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.28
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$791
$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.7
$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$175
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$35.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.1
$117
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.1%
13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1081
$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1080
$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$5.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.53
$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.62
$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$2.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.9
$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.78
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.8
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$38.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.7
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2661
$7309

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$501
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$470
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$778
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$799
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$975
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$972
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$469
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1049
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$469
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$1060
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$468
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$556
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$486
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$441
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$1081
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$472
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$1068
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$518
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$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
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$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
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$1061
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$888
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$584
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$852
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$761
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$784
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$689
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$691
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$645
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$722
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$837
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$993
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$970
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$777
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$777
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$795
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$1014
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$363
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$968
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$332
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$327
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$367
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$550
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$326
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$734
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$332
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$335
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$1210
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$992
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$1238
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$1236
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$511
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$554
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$1107
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$337
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$605
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$1121
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$338
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$1025
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$952
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$953
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