Freetown vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$980	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$1511
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	23	19
😀 Quality of life	37	53
🏙️ Population	951K	2.49M

The cost of living in Freetown is 33% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 4063rd and 5424th ($1346 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sierra Leone and Angola, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 7302nd and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Luanda

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	Freetown	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$15041

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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 Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961