Freetown vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1323
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1665
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$951
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$609
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.3
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$2278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
23
45
😀 Quality of life
30
76
🏙️ Population
951K
298K

The cost of living in Freetown is 1% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4528th and 4555th ($1323 vs $1309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sierra Leone and Bahrain, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 8841st and 1317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Manama

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Freetown Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1323
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.1
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1433
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$833
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.21
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.91
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$97.5
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3659
$10032

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$1257
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$990
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$1257
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$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
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$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

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$1192
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$1109
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$931
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$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
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$565
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$1632
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$2070
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$541
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$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
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$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
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$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
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$861
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$1373
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$1457
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$635
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$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545