Freetown vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$5318
🏠 One person rent	$980	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$4608
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	23	71
😀 Quality of life	37	89
🏙️ Population	951K	888K

The cost of living in Freetown is 39% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 4063rd and 1378th ($1346 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1239th 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 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 2.1 months in Indianapolis. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Indianapolis ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 7302nd and 191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Indianapolis

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	Freetown	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$1424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$1026
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$2421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$1776
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$1949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$1579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$4.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$5.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$8.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$1868
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$27149

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1061
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$998
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1278
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$998
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1272
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1019
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$523
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$804
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$827
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$964
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$552
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$507
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1000
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$489
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$998
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$569
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$490
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1052
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1046
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1114
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$916
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$491
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$904
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$970
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$499
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$937
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$906
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$647
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$490

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890