Freetown vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$980	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$653
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	23	40
😀 Quality of life	37	63
🏙️ Population	951K	573K

The cost of living in Freetown is 91% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 4063rd and 6866th ($1346 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Sierra Leone and Morocco, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 7302nd and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Rabat

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	Freetown	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$5394

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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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430