Freetown vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Freetown	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1323	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1665	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$951	$421
🏘️ Family rent	$609	$682
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.3	$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$419
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	23	46
😀 Quality of life	30	53
🏙️ Population	951K	2.49M

The cost of living in Freetown is 33% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 4528th and 5709th ($1323 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Sierra Leone and Cuba, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 0.4 months in Havana. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 8841st and 6482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Havana

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	Freetown	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.64	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1323	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.1	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.83%	9.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$833	$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18	$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$8.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$6.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.21	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$1.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.5	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3659	$8521

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1058
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$993
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1257
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$990
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1257
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1016
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$535
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$503
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$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
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$605
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$537
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$518
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1178
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$507
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1176
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$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
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$619
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$508

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1141
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1091
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1164
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1199
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1155
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2932
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1097
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3170
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2831
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2761
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2620
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2502
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3297
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2465
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2509
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2738
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2775
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2739
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2586
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2767
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2713
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2963
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2690