Freetown vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1213
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$849
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$470
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1665
$443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
22
30
😀 Quality of life
38
25
🏙️ Population
951K
42.7K

The cost of living in Freetown is 127% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4564th and 8393rd ($1213 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Sierra Leone and Kenya, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Freetown compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 7131st and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Freetown Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.26
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.1
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.6
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1068
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.8
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.19
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.68
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.48
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.1
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.4
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$76.6
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2835
$8360

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$528
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$866
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$889
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$979
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$971
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$495
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$1039
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$494
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$1061
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$494
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$569
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$520
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$488
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$1062
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$496
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$1051
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$574
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$497
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$1203
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1095
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$1198
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$1047
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$495
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1035
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1003
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$503
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$1021
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$1071
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1018
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$1034
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$649
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$571
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$518
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$483
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$548
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$581
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$543
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$583
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$502
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$511
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$560
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$643
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$707
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$601
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$466
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$579
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$675
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$736
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$711
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$639
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$722
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$810
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$576
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$784
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$590
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$568
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$520
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$622
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$723
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$509
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$719
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$598
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$509
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$768
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