Freetown vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Freetown	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1323	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1665	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$951	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$609	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.3	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$2900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	23	38
😀 Quality of life	30	88
🏙️ Population	951K	549K

The cost of living in Freetown is 22% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4528th and 3269th ($1323 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 113th in Sierra Leone and Canada, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 8841st and 332nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Quebec City

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	Freetown	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.64	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1323	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.1	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.83%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$833	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.21	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.5	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3659	$7052

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1058
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$993
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1257
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$990
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1257
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1016
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$535
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$503
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$852
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$878
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1001
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1127
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$502
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$605
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$537
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$518
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1178
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$507
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1176
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$508
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1236
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1229
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1320
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1097
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$507
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1145
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$515
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1124
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1092
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$619
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$508

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934