Freetown vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1815
🏠 One person rent	$980	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$600
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$458
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	23	23
😀 Quality of life	37	53
🏙️ Population	951K	2.06M

The cost of living in Freetown is 76% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 4063rd and 6606th ($1346 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Sierra Leone and Brazil, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Manaus ranked 23rd in Brazil, while ranked 7302nd and 6060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Manaus

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	Freetown	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	9.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$6.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$44.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$4516

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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 Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$677
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$682
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$676
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$694
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$695
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$697
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$579
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$639
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$606
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$575
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$611
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1031
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$565
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$610
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$590
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$577
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$671
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$580
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1062
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$603
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$583
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1645
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$629
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1643
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$789
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$757
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$755
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$638