Freetown vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$980	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$883
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	23	95
😀 Quality of life	37	76
🏙️ Population	951K	15.7M

The cost of living in Freetown is 8% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 4063rd and 4347th ($1346 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sierra Leone and Turkey, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 7302nd and 850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Istanbul

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	Freetown	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$17728

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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 Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899