Freetown vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1604
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$906
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$557
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
23
67
😀 Quality of life
30
59
🏙️ Population
951K
5.55M

The cost of living in Freetown is 58% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4589th and 6736th ($1272 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sierra Leone and Kenya, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 8792nd and 6034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Nairobi

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Freetown Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1119
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.3
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.82%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$794
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.07
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.52
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.2
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.69
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.1
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3981
$10471

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$1005
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$998
361 km or 224 mi Monrovia
$518
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$487
439 km or 273 mi Bafata
$831
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$857
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$993
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$993
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$486
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1119
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$487
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$1109
603 km or 375 mi Greenville
$487
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$611
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$545
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$527
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1164
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$494
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$1163
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$561
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$493
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1214
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1206
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1281
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$1076
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$494
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1062
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1141
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$501
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$1100
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1140
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$1067
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$619
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$495

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$448
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$415
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$532
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$543
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$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
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$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
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$635
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$697
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$531
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$495
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$546
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$586
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$417
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$735
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$591
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$688
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$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
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$688
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$541
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$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
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$447
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$691
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$690
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$577
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$533
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$795