Freetown vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$980	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$945
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$962
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	23	48
😀 Quality of life	37	75
🏙️ Population	951K	1.32M

The cost of living in Freetown is 0% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 4063rd and 4065th ($1346 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Sierra Leone and Uruguay, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 7302nd and 1043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Montevideo

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	Freetown	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$4.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$2929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$50.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$9.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$9.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$82.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$88.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$8232

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940