Freetown vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Freetown	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1323	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1665	$1290
🏠 One person rent	$951	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$609	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.3	$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$101
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	23	24
😀 Quality of life	30	27
🏙️ Population	951K	1.02M

The cost of living in Freetown is 147% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 4528th and 8497th ($1323 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sierra Leone and Liberia, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 8841st and 8899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Monrovia

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	Freetown	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.64	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1323	$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.1	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.83%	12.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$833	$825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$6.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$6.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.21	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$3.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.5	$98.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3659	$3619

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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 Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$503
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1257
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1257
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$502
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1323
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$993
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1016
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1058
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1001
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$990
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1092
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1124
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1097
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$507
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1063
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1066
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1198
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$852
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$515
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1075
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$878
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$508
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1127
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$507
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$508
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$605
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$664
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$537