Freetown vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Freetown	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1323	$2744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1665	$6170
🏠 One person rent	$951	$1662
🏘️ Family rent	$609	$2865
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.3	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$2589
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	23	11
😀 Quality of life	30	66
🏙️ Population	951K	228K

The cost of living in Freetown is 52% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 4528th and 503rd ($1323 vs $2744) 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 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 0.9 months in Nassau. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 8841st and 4997th 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	$2.86	$29.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$80.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$1.64	$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$3.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$1371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$1402
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1323	$2500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$2495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.1	$83.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.83%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$4174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$833	$3296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18	$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$33.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$3.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$5.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$6.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$5.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$4.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$29.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$4.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.21	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$5.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$4.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.5	$817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3659	$16513

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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 Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2640
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2767
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3297
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2738
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2963
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2465
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3050
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2775
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2620
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2695
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2739
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3006
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2713
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2831
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2806
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2810
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3144
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3170
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2664