Freetown vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Freetown	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1347	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1705	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$974	$1275
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$2042
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$4580
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	22	100
😀 Quality of life	29	93
🏙️ Population	951K	2.3M

The cost of living in Freetown is 40% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 4374th and 1375th ($1347 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1186th in Sierra Leone and the United States, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 2 months in Houston. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Houston ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 8809th and 77th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Houston

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	Freetown	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$6.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$5.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$1397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$797	$997
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$2394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$1614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.4	$65.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$942	$1961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.9	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$9.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.2	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$3.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.68	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.93	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.4	$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$1504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3183	$23708

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1067
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$999
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1283
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$999
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1281
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1021
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$536
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$502
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$872
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$895
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1044
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$598
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$541
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$516
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1088
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$508
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1084
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$506
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1140
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1141
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1221
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1099
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$506
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1060
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$514
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1123
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1083
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$630
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$506

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233