Freetown vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$980	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$4153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	23	100
😀 Quality of life	37	99
🏙️ Population	951K	8.8M

The cost of living in Freetown is 59% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 4063rd and 58th ($1346 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Sierra Leone and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 1.3 months in London. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7302nd and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs London

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	Freetown	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009