Freetown vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Freetown	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1213	$673
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$849	$254
🏘️ Family rent	$470	$407
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.2	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1665	$464
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	22	33
😀 Quality of life	38	49
🏙️ Population	951K	2.87M

The cost of living in Freetown is 80% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 4564th and 7096th ($1213 vs $673) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Sierra Leone and Bolivia, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Freetown compared to 0.7 months in La Paz. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 7131st and 6280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs La Paz

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	Freetown	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.26	$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$639	$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$171	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$37.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.6	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.88%	9.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1086	$1236
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1068	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$5.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$6.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.47	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.65	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.68	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.48	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.6	$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2835	$3282

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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 La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$641
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$601
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$490
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$536
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$522
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$535
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$406
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$781
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$560
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$771
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$659
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$498
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$966
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$643
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$762
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$597
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$627
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$699
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$766
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$780
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$588
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$631
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1054
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$623
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$640
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$600
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$603
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$604
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$591
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$602
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$603
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$605
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$615
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$598
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$729
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$639
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$986
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$779
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$603