Freetown vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Freetown	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1323	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1665	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$951	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$609	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.3	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$4328
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	23	100
😀 Quality of life	30	100
🏙️ Population	951K	5.35M

The cost of living in Freetown is 47% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4528th and 893rd ($1323 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Sierra Leone and Australia, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 8841st and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Melbourne

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	Freetown	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.64	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1323	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.1	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.83%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$833	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.21	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.5	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3659	$26129

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1058
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$993
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1257
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$990
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1257
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1016
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$535
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$503
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$852
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$878
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1001
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1127
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$502
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$605
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$537
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$518
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1178
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$507
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1176
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$508
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1236
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1229
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1320
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1097
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$507
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1145
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$515
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1124
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1092
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$619
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$508

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172