Freetown vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$411
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$980	$163
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$142
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$179
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	23	69
😀 Quality of life	37	46
🏙️ Population	951K	11.1M

The cost of living in Freetown is 227% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 4063rd and 8934th ($1346 vs $411) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Sierra Leone and Pakistan, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 7302nd and 6486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Lahore

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	Freetown	Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$102
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	19.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$5.75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$0.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$15
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$37.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$1172

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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 Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$383
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$321
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$308
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$380
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$281
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$373
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$300
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$358
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$305
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$306
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$389
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$287
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$355
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$441
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$342
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$458
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$354
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$292
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$356
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$365
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$369
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$442
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$361
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$272
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$354
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$382
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$273
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$251
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$392
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$321
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$283
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$379
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$265
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$366
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$372
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$346