Freetown vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Freetown	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1347	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1705	$4274
🏠 One person rent	$974	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$1510
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	22	93
😀 Quality of life	29	84
🏙️ Population	951K	546K

The cost of living in Freetown is 29% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 4374th and 2357th ($1347 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Sierra Leone and Portugal, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 8809th and 479th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Lisbon

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	Freetown	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$797	$1010
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$2516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.4	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$7218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$942	$4683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.9	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.2	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.68	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.93	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3183	$17217

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1067
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$999
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1283
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$999
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1281
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1021
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$536
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$502
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$872
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$895
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1044
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$598
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$541
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$516
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1088
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$508
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1084
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$506
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1140
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1141
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1221
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1099
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$506
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1060
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$514
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1123
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1083
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$630
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$506

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231