Freetown vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Freetown	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$751	$2311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1496	$6315
🏠 One person rent	$387	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$477	$3187
🍽️ Food expenses	$264	$747
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.1	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1673	$1902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	22	11
😀 Quality of life	43	65
🏙️ Population	951K	274K

The cost of living in Freetown is 68% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 6569th and 1033rd ($751 vs $2311) 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 2.2 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 6876th and 4511th 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	$2.93	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$5.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$791	$1198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$80.7	$964
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$175	$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.1	$81.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.1%	7.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1081	$2983
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1080	$1353
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$4.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$4.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$5.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$5.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$3.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.53	$19.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.62	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.26	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$5.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$4.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.78	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.8	$97.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.58	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.9	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$75.7	$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2661	$13706

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1024
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$971
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$689
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$968
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$689
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$989
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$977
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$501
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$470
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$778
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$799
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$975
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$972
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1049
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$469
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$468
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$556
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$486
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$441
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1081
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$472
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1068
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$518
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$471
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1009
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1067
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1179
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$976
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$471
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$897
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1070
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$479
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$923
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$888
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$584
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$470

Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2202
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2770
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2686
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2610
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2569
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3068
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2644
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2705
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2556
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2611
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2809
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2596
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2924
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2533
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$3104
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2488
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2780
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2217
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2539
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$2783
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2738
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2752
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2711
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2593
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2569
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2493
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2722
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2714
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3391
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2771
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2647
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2568
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$3152
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2900
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2545
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2559
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$2831
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$4065
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2593