Freetown vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$980	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	23	38
😀 Quality of life	37	86
🏙️ Population	951K	549K

The cost of living in Freetown is 18% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4063rd and 2883rd ($1346 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 110th in Sierra Leone and Canada, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 7302nd and 310th 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	$2.9	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$6012

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732