Freetown vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2569
🏠 One person rent	$980	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$1772
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	23	43
😀 Quality of life	37	70
🏙️ Population	951K	1.42M

The cost of living in Freetown is 24% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4063rd and 4892nd ($1346 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sierra Leone and Oman, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 7302nd and 2404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Muscat

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	Freetown	Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$10296

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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 Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$967
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$780
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$585
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1239
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1844
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2240
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1494
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$605
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$518
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$515
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$829
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$514
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1779
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$547
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1709
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$464
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$548
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1223
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1280
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1243
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$442
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$809
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$589
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$1068
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$563
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1056
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$897
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$557
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$546
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$901
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$551