Freetown vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$980	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$130
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	23	31
😀 Quality of life	37	33
🏙️ Population	951K	1.55M

The cost of living in Freetown is 89% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 4063rd and 6827th ($1346 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th in Sierra Leone and Venezuela, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 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 7302nd and 7775th 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	$2.9	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$14094

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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 Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$700
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$665
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$661
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$681
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$565
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$703
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$555
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$667
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$682
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$666
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$800
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$712
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$759
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$618
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$668
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$837
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$723
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$739
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$562
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$650
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1444
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$599
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1460
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$741
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$773