Freetown vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Freetown	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1347	$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1705	$1016
🏠 One person rent	$974	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$267
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$153
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$104
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	22	30
😀 Quality of life	29	33
🏙️ Population	951K	4.27M

The cost of living in Freetown is 194% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 4374th and 8842nd ($1347 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Sierra Leone and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 0.2 months in Kabul. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 8809th and 8609th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Kabul

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	Freetown	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$797	$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.4	$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$942	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.9	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.2	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.68	$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.93	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.4	$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3183	$1486

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1067
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$999
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1283
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$999
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1281
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1021
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$536
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$502
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$872
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$895
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1044
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$598
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$541
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$516
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1088
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$508
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1084
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$506
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1140
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1141
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1221
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1099
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$506
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1060
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$514
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1123
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1083
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$630
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$506

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$401
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$354
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$396
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$364
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$428
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$354
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$351
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$344
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$443
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$432
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$376
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$712
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$277
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$436
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$294
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$372
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$265
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$351
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$363
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$333
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$320
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$340
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$291
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$403
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$303
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$302
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$362
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$311
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$316
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$439