Freetown vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$980	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	23	14
😀 Quality of life	37	50
🏙️ Population	951K	224K

The cost of living in Freetown is 53% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 4063rd and 6145th ($1346 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sierra Leone and Suriname, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 7302nd and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Paramaribo

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	Freetown	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$1909

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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 Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1645
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1643
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1031
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1062
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$560
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$565
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$610
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$789
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$777
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$953
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1084
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$697
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1178
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$639
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1418
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$694
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$890
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$590
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1070
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1062
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$737
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1000
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1007
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$746
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$611
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$682
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$639
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$583