Freetown vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1323
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1665
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$951
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$609
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.3
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
23
63
😀 Quality of life
30
54
🏙️ Population
951K
14.9M

The cost of living in Freetown is 205% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4528th and 8914th ($1323 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Sierra Leone and Pakistan, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 8841st and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Karachi

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Freetown Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1323
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.1
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1433
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$833
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.21
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.91
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$97.5
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3659
$1646

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$1257
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$1257
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$1016
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$1004
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$535
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$503
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$852
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$878
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$1001
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$999
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$501
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1127
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$502
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$1108
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$502
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$605
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$537
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$518
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1178
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$507
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$1176
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$583
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$508
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1236
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1229
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1320
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$1097
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$507
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1079
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1145
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$515
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$1124
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1147
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$1092
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$619
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$508

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$365
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$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
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$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
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$326
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$257
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$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
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$289
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$693
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$417
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$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
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$331
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$382
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$269
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$467
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$813
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$351
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$297
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$294
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$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561