Freetown vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Freetown	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$751	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1496	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$387	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$477	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$264	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.1	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1673	$850
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	22	27
😀 Quality of life	43	54
🏙️ Population	951K	545K

The cost of living in Freetown is 38% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6569th and 4384th ($751 vs $1218) 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 2.2 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 6876th and 6039th 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	$2.93	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$791	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$80.7	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$175	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.1	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.1%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1081	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1080	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.53	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.62	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.26	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.78	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.8	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.58	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.9	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$75.7	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2661	$2991

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1024
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$971
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$689
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$968
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$689
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$989
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$977
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$501
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$470
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$778
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$799
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$975
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$972
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1049
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$469
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$468
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$556
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$486
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$441
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1081
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$472
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1068
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$518
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$471
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1009
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1067
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1179
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$976
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$471
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$897
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1070
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$479
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$923
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$888
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$584
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$470

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812