Freetown vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Freetown	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1323	$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1665	$7707
🏠 One person rent	$951	$2168
🏘️ Family rent	$609	$3725
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.3	$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$4258
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	23	99
😀 Quality of life	30	93
🏙️ Population	951K	3.9M

The cost of living in Freetown is 61% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4528th and 72nd ($1323 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd in Sierra Leone and the United States, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 8841st and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Los Angeles

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	Freetown	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$8.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.64	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1323	$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.1	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.83%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$833	$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18	$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.21	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.5	$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3659	$28004

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1058
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$993
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1257
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$990
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1257
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1016
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$535
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$503
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$852
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$878
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1001
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1127
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$502
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$605
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$537
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$518
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1178
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$507
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1176
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$508
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1236
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1229
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1320
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1097
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$507
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1145
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$515
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1124
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1092
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$619
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$508

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974