Freetown vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1604
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$906
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$557
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$3236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
23
90
😀 Quality of life
30
92
🏙️ Population
951K
548K

The cost of living in Freetown is 46% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4589th and 1193rd ($1272 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th in Sierra Leone and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8792nd and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Manchester

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Freetown Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1119
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.3
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.82%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$794
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.07
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.52
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.2
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.69
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.1
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3981
$20557

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$993
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$486
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$1119
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$487
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$1109
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$487
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$611
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$545
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$527
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$1164
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$494
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$1163
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$561
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$493
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$1214
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1206
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$1281
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$1076
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$494
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1062
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$1141
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$501
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$1044
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$1100
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$1140
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$1067
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$619
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$1689
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$1784
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$1838
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$2022
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$1890
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$1501
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$1833
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$1961
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$1894
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$1827
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$1694
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$1733
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$1831
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$1774
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$1847
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$1922
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$1808
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$1853
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$1535
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$1559
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$1942
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$1948
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