Freetown vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1213
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$849
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$470
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1665
$2207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
22
44
😀 Quality of life
38
72
🏙️ Population
951K
298K

The cost of living in Freetown is 4% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4564th and 4400th ($1213 vs $1267) 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 1.4 months in Freetown compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 7131st and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Freetown Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.26
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.1
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.6
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1068
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.8
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.19
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.68
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.48
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.1
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.4
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$76.6
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2835
$10026

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$1146
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$994
341 km or 212 mi Gueckedou
$983
361 km or 224 mi Monrovia
$528
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$494
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$866
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$889
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$979
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$971
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$495
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1039
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$494
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$1061
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$494
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$569
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$520
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$488
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1062
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$496
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$1051
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$574
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$497
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1203
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1095
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1198
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$1047
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$495
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1035
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1003
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$503
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$1071
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1018
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$1034
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$649
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$498

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$1226
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$1218
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$870
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$989
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$878
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$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
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$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
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$1630
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$558
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$1586
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$1802
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$556
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$1457
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$546
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$713
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$2309
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$507
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$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
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$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
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$705
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$879
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$1603
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$1050
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$728
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$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520