Freetown vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$1874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$4389
🏠 One person rent	$980	$1092
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$3516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	23	67
😀 Quality of life	37	87
🏙️ Population	951K	633K

The cost of living in Freetown is 28% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 4063rd and 2179th ($1346 vs $1874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1817th in Sierra Leone and the United States, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Memphis ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 7302nd and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Memphis

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	Freetown	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$883
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$1292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$1489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$1490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$9.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$7.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$1469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$27369

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738