Freetown vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$6215
🏠 One person rent	$980	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$2656
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$680
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$4810
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	23	88
😀 Quality of life	37	90
🏙️ Population	951K	653K

The cost of living in Freetown is 49% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 4063rd and 603rd ($1346 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 553rd in Sierra Leone and the United States, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 7302nd and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Portland

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	Freetown	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$16585

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741