Freetown vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Freetown	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1272	$444
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1604	$1082
🏠 One person rent	$906	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$557	$269
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$171
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$227
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	23	65
😀 Quality of life	30	62
🏙️ Population	951K	9.19M

The cost of living in Freetown is 187% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 4589th and 8882nd ($1272 vs $444) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Sierra Leone and India, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 0.5 months in Hyderabad, India. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Hyderabad, India ranked 6th in India, while ranked 8792nd and 5556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Hyderabad, India

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	Freetown	Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$2.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.32	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$628	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.3	$8.04
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.82%	8.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1428	$1353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$794	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.8	$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.07	$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.07	$8.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.52	$1.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.2	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$20.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.69	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.8	$6.94
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.95	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.2	$42.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$111	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3981	$2668

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1050
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$984
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1231
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$983
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1219
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1005
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$998
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$518
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$831
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$857
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$993
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$993
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1119
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$611
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$545
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$527
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1164
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$494
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1163
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$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
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$495

Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$374
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$255
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$313
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$316
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$287
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$253
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$317
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$247
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$305
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$325
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$365
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$359
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$308
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$265
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$328
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$273
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$290
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$317
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$269
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$280
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$339
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$298
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$331
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$292
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$250
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$348
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$281
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$508
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$271
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$281
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$282
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$339
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$279
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$264
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$320
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$306
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$528
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$333
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$288