Freetown vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1604
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$906
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$557
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$142
😷 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 202% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4589th and 8923rd ($1272 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.3 months in Karachi. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 8792nd and 6375th 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
$2.41
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1119
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.3
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.82%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$794
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.07
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.52
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.2
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.69
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.1
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3981
$1476

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$1219
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$1005
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$998
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$518
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$487
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$831
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$857
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$993
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$993
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$486
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1119
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$487
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$1109
603 km or 375 mi Greenville
$487
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$611
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$545
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$527
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1164
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$494
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$1163
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$561
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$493
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1214
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1206
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1281
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$1076
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$494
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1062
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1141
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$501
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$1100
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1140
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$1067
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$619
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$495

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Distance City Cost of living
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$355
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$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
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$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
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$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
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$283
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$252
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$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525