Freetown vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Freetown	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1213	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$1271
🏠 One person rent	$849	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$470	$403
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.2	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1665	$188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	22	29
😀 Quality of life	38	13
🏙️ Population	951K	4.27M

The cost of living in Freetown is 103% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 4564th and 7801st ($1213 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sierra Leone and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Freetown compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 7131st and 9123rd 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	$2.86	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.26	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$639	$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$171	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.6	$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.88%	21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1086	$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1068	$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.47	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.65	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.68	$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.48	$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.6	$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2835	$1452

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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 Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$469
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$358
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$476
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$441
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$338
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$374
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$467
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$372
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$354
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$323
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$439
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$450
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$456
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$672
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$328
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$521
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$277
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$344
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$319
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$388
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$285
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$371
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$312
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$280
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$358
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$335
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$308
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$487