Freetown vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$980	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$413
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	23	54
😀 Quality of life	37	54
🏙️ Population	951K	1.49M

The cost of living in Freetown is 101% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4063rd and 7055th ($1346 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Sierra Leone and Brazil, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 7302nd and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Recife

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	Freetown	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$14050

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509