Freetown vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1346
$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1679
$3854
🏠 One person rent
$980
$718
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$69
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1273
$2090
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
23
43
😀 Quality of life
37
84
🏙️ Population
951K
877K

The cost of living in Freetown is 14% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 4063rd and 3148th ($1346 vs $1571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in Sierra Leone and France, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 1.3 months in Marseille. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Marseille ranked 9th in France, while ranked 7302nd and 400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Freetown Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.9
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$59.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.28
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$6.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.66
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$866
$725
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1547
$1224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$170
$1036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.5
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.25%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$5047
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1072
$3002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$24.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.19
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.91
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.4
$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2773
$9082

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$1000
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$489
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$998
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$569
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$490
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$1052
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$491
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$904
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$970
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$499
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$887
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$1308
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$1338
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$1231
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$1472
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$1707
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$1650
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$1673
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$6593
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$6747
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$1233
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$1364
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$1182
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$1452
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$1093
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$1362
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$1434
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$1074
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$1197
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$1344
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$1338
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$1203
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$1081
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$1361
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$1539
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$1391
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$1310
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$1470
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$1424
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$1512
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$1237
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$1570
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