Freetown vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Freetown	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1213	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$1944
🏠 One person rent	$849	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$470	$279
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.2	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1665	$170
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	22	31
😀 Quality of life	38	34
🏙️ Population	951K	1.55M

The cost of living in Freetown is 72% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 4564th and 6889th ($1213 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Sierra Leone and Venezuela, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Freetown compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 7131st and 7546th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Maracaibo

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	Freetown	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$7.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.26	$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$639	$81.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$171	$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.6	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.88%	26.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1086	$2145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1068	$1079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$5.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.47	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.65	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.68	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.48	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.6	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2835	$14223

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1030
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$974
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1138
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$972
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1146
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$994
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$983
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$528
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$494
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$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
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$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

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$696
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$666
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$451
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$582
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$688
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$558
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$656
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$654
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$705
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$694
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$623
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$663
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$799
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1664
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$863
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$617
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$682
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$670
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$979
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$724
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$724
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$736
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$590
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1395
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$598
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1395
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$840
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$789