Freetown vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$980	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$387
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	23	12
😀 Quality of life	37	13
🏙️ Population	951K	1.09M

The cost of living in Freetown is 157% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 4063rd and 8458th ($1346 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sierra Leone and Chad, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Chad comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 0.7 months in N'Djamena. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 7302nd and 9134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs N'Djamena

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	Freetown	N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$1588
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$12.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$81
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$2750

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 N'Djamena

Distance	City	Cost of living
154 km or 96 mi	Bol	$485
187 km or 116 mi	Maroua	$533
206 km or 128 mi	Bongor	$486
209 km or 130 mi	Maiduguri	$609
282 km or 175 mi	Mubi	$665
338 km or 210 mi	Damaturu	$553
361 km or 224 mi	Garoua	$556
491 km or 305 mi	Sarh	$485
556 km or 346 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
602 km or 374 mi	Bauchi	$759
655 km or 407 mi	Abeche	$487
684 km or 425 mi	Zinder	$974
711 km or 442 mi	Kano	$553
715 km or 444 mi	Jos	$820
809 km or 503 mi	Zaria	$526
814 km or 506 mi	Katsina	$579
848 km or 527 mi	Kaduna	$371
871 km or 541 mi	Bamenda	$553
876 km or 544 mi	Maradi	$972
876 km or 544 mi	Berberati	$482
893 km or 555 mi	Abuja	$1502
897 km or 557 mi	Bafoussam	$555
911 km or 566 mi	Gusau	$587
943 km or 586 mi	Bangui	$513
968 km or 601 mi	Minna	$743
982 km or 610 mi	Bria	$482
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$747
1034 km or 643 mi	Kumba	$764
1041 km or 647 mi	Enugu	$462
1069 km or 664 mi	Nyala	$974
1070 km or 665 mi	Sokoto	$426
1072 km or 666 mi	Douala	$1265
1086 km or 675 mi	Calabar	$384
1091 km or 678 mi	Buea	$601
1095 km or 680 mi	Awka	$805
1105 km or 687 mi	Limbe	$655
1107 km or 688 mi	Umuahia	$883
1114 km or 692 mi	Gemena	$767
1122 km or 697 mi	Onitsha	$972
1129 km or 702 mi	Al-Fashir	$960