Freetown vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$980	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$4749
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	23	82
😀 Quality of life	37	88
🏙️ Population	951K	468K

The cost of living in Freetown is 44% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4063rd and 972nd ($1346 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 892nd 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 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 7302nd and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Freetown	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682