Freetown vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$2222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$5396
🏠 One person rent	$980	$1281
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$2321
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$685
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$82
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$3816
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	23	85
😀 Quality of life	37	87
🏙️ Population	951K	384K

The cost of living in Freetown is 39% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 4063rd and 1304th ($1346 vs $2222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1179th in Sierra Leone and the United States, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 1.7 months in New Orleans. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs New Orleans ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 7302nd and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs New Orleans

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	Freetown	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$98.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$1460
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$987
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$2636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$1899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$2090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$46.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$3.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$8.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$4.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$61.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$1564
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$10189

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2114
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1974
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1726
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2003
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1767
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1583
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2174
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2050
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2015
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1781
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1828
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2119
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1709
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1807
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1941
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1895
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1868
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1894
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1874
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2252
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1954
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1772
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2037
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2092
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2213
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2020
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2037
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1979
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1581
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1923
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1805
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1673
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1989