Freetown vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1213
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$849
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$470
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1665
$2805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
22
100
😀 Quality of life
38
93
🏙️ Population
951K
1.76M

The cost of living in Freetown is 38% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4564th and 2002nd ($1213 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th in Sierra Leone and Canada, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Freetown compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 7131st and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Freetown Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.26
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$6.72
 Cappuccino
$1.58
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.1
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.6
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1068
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.8
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.19
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.68
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.48
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.1
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.4
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$76.6
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2835
$6957

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$1030
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$974
174 km or 108 mi Bo
$1138
207 km or 128 mi Boffa
$972
235 km or 146 mi Kenema
$1146
246 km or 153 mi Mamou
$994
341 km or 212 mi Gueckedou
$983
361 km or 224 mi Monrovia
$528
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$494
439 km or 273 mi Bafata
$866
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$889
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$979
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$971
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$495
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1039
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$494
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$1061
603 km or 375 mi Greenville
$494
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$569
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$520
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$488
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1062
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$496
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$1051
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$574
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$497
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1203
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1095
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1198
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$1047
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$495
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1035
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1003
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$503
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$1071
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1018
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$1034
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$649
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$498

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610