Freetown vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1618
🏠 One person rent	$980	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$639
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$240
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	23	66
😀 Quality of life	37	48
🏙️ Population	951K	1.96M

The cost of living in Freetown is 157% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 4063rd and 8454th ($1346 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 72nd in Sierra Leone and Iran, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 0.5 months in Isfahan. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 7302nd and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Isfahan

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	Freetown	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$0.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$9.25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	26.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$1187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$2.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$5.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$115
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$77.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$594

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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 Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$502
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$502
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$562
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$525
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$529
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$488
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$455
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$536
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$562
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$574
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$651
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$505
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$583
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$681
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$577
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$680
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$597
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$675
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$469
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$554
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$563
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$710
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$557
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$698
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$788
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$693
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$665
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$684
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$688