Freetown vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Freetown	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1213	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$849	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$470	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.2	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1665	$1695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	22	72
😀 Quality of life	38	58
🏙️ Population	951K	4.43M

The cost of living in Freetown is 12% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4564th and 5069th ($1213 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Sierra Leone and South Africa, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Freetown compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 7131st and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Johannesburg

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	Freetown	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.26	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$639	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$171	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.6	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.88%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1086	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1068	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.47	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.65	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.68	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.48	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.6	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2835	$5865

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1030
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$974
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1138
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$972
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1146
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$994
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$983
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$528
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$494
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$866
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$889
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$979
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$971
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1039
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$494
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$569
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$520
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$488
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1062
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$496
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1051
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$574
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$497
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1203
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1095
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1198
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1047
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$495
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1003
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$503
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1071
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1034
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$649
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$498

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045