Freetown vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Freetown	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1213	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$849	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$470	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.2	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1665	$841
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	22	27
😀 Quality of life	38	50
🏙️ Population	951K	81.1K

The cost of living in Freetown is 4% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 4564th and 4682nd ($1213 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sierra Leone and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Freetown compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 7131st and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Port of Spain

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	Freetown	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.26	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$639	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$171	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.6	$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.88%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1086	$4464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1068	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$86.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$9.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$9.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.47	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$5.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.65	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.68	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.48	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.6	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2835	$3731

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1030
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$974
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1138
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$972
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1146
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$994
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$983
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$528
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$494
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$866
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$889
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$979
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$971
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1039
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$494
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$569
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$520
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$488
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1062
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$496
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1051
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$574
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$497
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1203
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1095
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1198
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1047
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$495
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1003
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$503
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1071
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1034
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$649
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$498

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1164
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1101
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1065
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1061
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$770
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$719
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$871
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$692
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$981
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$691
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1004
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$785
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$662
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1390
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$627
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$704
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$821
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$731
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1159
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$783
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1003
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$896
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$892
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$986
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$877