Freetown vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$980	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	23	93
😀 Quality of life	37	98
🏙️ Population	951K	2.14M

The cost of living in Freetown is 35% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4063rd and 1654th ($1346 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Sierra Leone and Australia, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 7302nd and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Perth

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	Freetown	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645