Freetown vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Freetown	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1323	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1665	$5394
🏠 One person rent	$951	$1281
🏘️ Family rent	$609	$2031
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.3	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$4606
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	23	100
😀 Quality of life	30	95
🏙️ Population	951K	2.3M

The cost of living in Freetown is 42% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 4528th and 1354th ($1323 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1137th 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 1st in the United States, while ranked 8841st and 16th 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	$2.86	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$6.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.64	$5.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$1003
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1323	$2380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$1609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.1	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.83%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$2542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$833	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.21	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.5	$1729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3659	$22380

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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 Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221