Freetown vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$980	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$2086
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	23	96
😀 Quality of life	37	95
🏙️ Population	951K	2.75M

The cost of living in Freetown is 8% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 4063rd and 4366th ($1346 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Sierra Leone and Japan, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 7302nd and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Osaka

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	Freetown	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$8318

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008