Freetown vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Freetown	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1323	$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1665	$5815
🏠 One person rent	$951	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$609	$2594
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.3	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$4507
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	23	90
😀 Quality of life	30	94
🏙️ Population	951K	1.51M

The cost of living in Freetown is 47% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 4528th and 889th ($1323 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sierra Leone and Germany, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 8841st and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Munich

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	Freetown	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$1.64	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1323	$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.1	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.83%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$833	$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.21	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.5	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3659	$16629

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748