Freetown vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1604
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$906
$415
🏘️ Family rent
$557
$700
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$223
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
23
38
😀 Quality of life
30
48
🏙️ Population
951K
2.15M

The cost of living in Freetown is 25% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 4589th and 5463rd ($1272 vs $1015) 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 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 8792nd and 6892nd 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
$2.41
$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1119
$731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.3
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.82%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$794
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.07
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.52
$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.2
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.69
$9.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.1
$23.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$37.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3981
$8948

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$998
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$518
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$487
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$831
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$857
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$993
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$993
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$486
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1119
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$487
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$1109
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$487
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$611
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$545
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$527
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$1164
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$494
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$1163
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$561
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$493
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1214
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1206
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1281
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$1076
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$494
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1062
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1141
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$501
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$1100
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1140
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$1067
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$619
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$495

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$780
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$755
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$629
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$727
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$677
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$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
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$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
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$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
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$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
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$587
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$632
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$452
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$813
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$494
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$516
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$692
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$691
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$1304
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$1602
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$549
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$590
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$1378
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$559
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$615
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$1166
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$522
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$1125
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$965
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$1132
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$1029
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