Freetown vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1323
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1665
$2516
🏠 One person rent
$951
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$609
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.3
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$226
😷 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 29% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 4528th and 5483rd ($1323 vs $1024) 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 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 8841st and 6918th 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
$2.86
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1323
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.1
$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
13.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1433
$973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$833
$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$47.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$6.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.21
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.91
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$97.5
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3659
$10145

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$1004
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$535
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$503
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$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
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$1108
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$502
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$605
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$537
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$518
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$1178
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$507
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$1176
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$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
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$619
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$508

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$770
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$768
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$639
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$754
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$706
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$764
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$577
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$861
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$924
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$828
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$630
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$686
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$750
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$1000
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$505
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$815
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$495
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
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$591
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$633
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$458
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$718
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$496
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$521
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$613
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$692
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$1189
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$1473
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$551
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$583
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$1229
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$530
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$628
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$1030
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$527
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$1133
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$950
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$1002
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$1039
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$899