Freetown vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$980	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	23	29
😀 Quality of life	37	36
🏙️ Population	951K	159K

The cost of living in Freetown is 60% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 4063rd and 6298th ($1346 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Sierra Leone and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 7302nd and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Praia

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	Freetown	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$2887

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491