Freetown vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Freetown	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1323	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1665	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$951	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$609	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.3	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	23	49
😀 Quality of life	30	92
🏙️ Population	951K	1.02M

The cost of living in Freetown is 38% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4528th and 1668th ($1323 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Sierra Leone and Canada, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 8841st and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Ottawa

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	Freetown	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.64	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1323	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.1	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.83%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$833	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.21	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.5	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3659	$17337

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891