Freetown vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1604
$4795
🏠 One person rent
$906
$1248
🏘️ Family rent
$557
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$3638
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
23
49
😀 Quality of life
30
91
🏙️ Population
951K
1.02M

The cost of living in Freetown is 40% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4589th and 1688th ($1272 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 8792nd and 141st 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
$2.41
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$5.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1119
$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69
$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.3
$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.82%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$794
$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.07
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.52
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.2
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.69
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.1
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3981
$17263

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$1219
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$1005
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$998
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$518
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$487
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$831
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$857
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$993
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$993
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$486
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1119
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$487
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$1109
603 km or 375 mi Greenville
$487
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$611
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$545
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$527
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1164
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$494
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$1163
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$561
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$493
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1214
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1206
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1281
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$1076
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$494
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1062
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1141
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$501
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$1100
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1140
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$1067
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$619
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$495

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$1839
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$2189
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$1674
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$1848
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1864
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1914
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1903
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
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$1451
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1929
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1917
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1905
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$2058
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
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$1852
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1816
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1863
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1828
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
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$1901
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
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$1921
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1874
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$1937
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$2051
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$1861
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$1817
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1829
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$1702
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$1892
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$1875