Freetown vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$6516
🏠 One person rent	$980	$1655
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$3255
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$799
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$2174
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	23	10
😀 Quality of life	37	62
🏙️ Population	951K	274K

The cost of living in Freetown is 51% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 4063rd and 417th ($1346 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sierra Leone and the Bahamas, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 0.8 months in Nassau. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 7302nd and 4877th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Nassau

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	Freetown	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$32.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$5.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$1639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$1322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$3143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$2824
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$85.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	7.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$4154
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$3050
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$52.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$4.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$4.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$5.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$6.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$4.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$2.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$23.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$4.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$97.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$14985

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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 Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2192
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2731
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3075
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2660
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$3016
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2381
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$2882
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2732
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2553
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2664
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2710
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3240
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2681
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$3092
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2667
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2679
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$2761
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$4044
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2682