Freetown vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$5023
🏠 One person rent	$980	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$2227
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$4141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	23	75
😀 Quality of life	37	88
🏙️ Population	951K	486K

The cost of living in Freetown is 35% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 4063rd and 1666th ($1346 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1477th 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 2 months in Omaha. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Omaha ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 7302nd and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Freetown	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$4.78
🥤 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	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$1708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$1801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$5.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$6.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$8.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$95.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$917
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$24732

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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 Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2014
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1994
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1698
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1996
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1759
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1949
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1865
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1878
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1857
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1853
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1831
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1854
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1706
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1829
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1709
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1649
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1993
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1848
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1992
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1922
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1720
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1684
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2196
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1710
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2259
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2121
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2322
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1825
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2437
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2290
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2039
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2325
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2124
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1979