Freetown vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$751
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$5563
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$477
$2266
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.1
$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$3776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
22
100
😀 Quality of life
43
98
🏙️ Population
951K
4.53M

The cost of living in Freetown is 68% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6569th and 933rd ($751 vs $2356) 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 2.2 months in Freetown compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6876th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Freetown Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.28
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$791
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.7
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$175
$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.1
$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.1%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1081
$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1080
$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.53
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.62
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.9
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.78
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.8
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.7
$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2661
$18868

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$469
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$1049
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$469
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$1060
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$468
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$556
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$486
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$441
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$1081
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$472
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$1068
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$518
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$471
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$1009
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1067
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$1179
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$976
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$471
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$897
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$1070
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$479
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$891
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$923
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$1061
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$888
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$584
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$1708
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$1707
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$1716
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$2203
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