Freetown vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1301
🏠 One person rent	$980	$135
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$412
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$49.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$313
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	23	38
😀 Quality of life	37	34
🏙️ Population	951K	444K

The cost of living in Freetown is 211% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 4063rd and 8890th ($1346 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Sierra Leone and Ghana, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 0.7 months in Kumasi. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 7302nd and 7682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Kumasi

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	Freetown	Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$0.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$67.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$83.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$372
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$38.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	24.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$4001
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$2470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$7.96
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$28.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$64
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$5465

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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 Kumasi

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Obuasi	$551
163 km or 101 mi	Koforidua	$588
197 km or 122 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
198 km or 123 mi	Accra	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Ashaiman	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Abengourou	$889
210 km or 130 mi	Tema	$553
231 km or 143 mi	Ho	$354
237 km or 147 mi	Hohoe	$575
249 km or 155 mi	Kpalime	$632
286 km or 178 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
299 km or 186 mi	Agboville	$882
306 km or 190 mi	Abidjan	$1022
314 km or 195 mi	Tamale	$507
317 km or 197 mi	Atakpame	$647
320 km or 199 mi	Lome	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Dabou	$882
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$649
393 km or 244 mi	Bouake	$937
396 km or 246 mi	Sokode	$651
402 km or 250 mi	Abomey	$590
404 km or 251 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
424 km or 263 mi	Divo	$906
444 km or 276 mi	Kara	$658
447 km or 278 mi	Cotonou	$709
468 km or 291 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
477 km or 296 mi	Save	$613
481 km or 299 mi	Gagnoa	$904
494 km or 307 mi	Leo	$753
539 km or 335 mi	Korhogo	$916
551 km or 342 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
555 km or 345 mi	Lagos	$1113
557 km or 346 mi	Manga	$774
580 km or 360 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
616 km or 383 mi	Ibadan	$776
624 km or 388 mi	Koudougou	$743
625 km or 389 mi	Oyo	$677
631 km or 392 mi	Ouagadougou	$869
635 km or 395 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
674 km or 419 mi	Dedougou	$735