Freetown vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Freetown	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1272	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1604	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$906	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$557	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$4362
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	23	82
😀 Quality of life	30	89
🏙️ Population	951K	468K

The cost of living in Freetown is 44% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4589th and 1363rd ($1272 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1143rd 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 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 8792nd and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Freetown	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.32	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$628	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.3	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.82%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1428	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$794	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.8	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.07	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.07	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.52	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.2	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.69	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.8	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.95	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$111	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3981	$24243

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1050
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$984
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1231
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$983
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1219
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1005
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$998
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$518
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$831
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$857
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$993
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$993
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1119
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$611
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$545
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$527
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1164
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$494
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1163
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$561
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$493
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1214
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1206
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1281
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1076
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$494
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1141
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$501
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1100
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1067
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$619
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$495

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729