Freetown vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Freetown	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1347	$1560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1705	$3547
🏠 One person rent	$974	$943
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$1558
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$429
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$982
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	22	43
😀 Quality of life	29	71
🏙️ Population	951K	410K

The cost of living in Freetown is 14% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 4374th and 3737th ($1347 vs $1560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sierra Leone and Panama, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 8809th and 3765th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Panama City

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	Freetown	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.93
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$797	$759
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$1306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.4	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$2662
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$942	$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.9	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$5.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.2	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.68	$7.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$58.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.93	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.4	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3183	$15637

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1067
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$999
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1283
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$999
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1281
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1021
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$536
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$502
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$872
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$895
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1044
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$598
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$541
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$516
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1088
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$508
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1084
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$506
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1140
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1141
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1221
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1099
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$506
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1060
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$514
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1123
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1083
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$630
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$506

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1400
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1377
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1371
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$981
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1188
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1150
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1150
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1122
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$721
329 km or 204 mi	David	$925
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$663
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1288
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$547
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$1105
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$708
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1241
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1398
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1335
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$667
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$881
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1303
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$1030
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$950
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$883
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$843
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$821
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$679
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$831
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$678
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1236
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$929
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$782
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$847
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$655
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$667
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$511
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$953