Freetown vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$980	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$302
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	23	30
😀 Quality of life	37	14
🏙️ Population	951K	4.27M

The cost of living in Freetown is 184% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 4063rd and 8769th ($1346 vs $474) 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 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 7302nd and 9071st 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	$2.9	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$1356

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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 Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476