Freetown vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1346
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1679
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$980
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$1577
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$69
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1273
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
23
100
😀 Quality of life
37
93
🏙️ Population
951K
1.8M

The cost of living in Freetown is 28% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4063rd and 2225th ($1346 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in Sierra Leone and Canada, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 7302nd and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Montreal

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Freetown Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.9
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.28
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$6.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.66
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$866
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1547
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$170
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.5
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.25%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1072
$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.19
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.91
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.4
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2773
$5725

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$970
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$499
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$1792
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$1803
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$2004
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$1889
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$1804
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$1852
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$1824
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$1810
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$1836
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$1900
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$1800
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$1814
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$1841
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$1819
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$1764
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$1776
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$1829
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$1732
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$1807
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$1743
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$1753
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$1735
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$1768
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$1742
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$1761
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$1769
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$1651
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