Freetown vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$980	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$3115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	23	50
😀 Quality of life	37	90
🏙️ Population	951K	1.02M

The cost of living in Freetown is 35% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4063rd and 1701st ($1346 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Sierra Leone and Canada, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 7302nd and 162nd 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	$2.9	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$19030

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800