Freetown vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Freetown	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1213	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$849	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$470	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.2	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1665	$1885
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	22	92
😀 Quality of life	38	86
🏙️ Population	951K	2.75M

The cost of living in Freetown is 31% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4564th and 2722nd ($1213 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Sierra Leone and Italy, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Freetown compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 7131st and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Rome

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	Freetown	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.26	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$639	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$171	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.6	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.88%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1086	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1068	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.47	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.65	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.68	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.48	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.6	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2835	$10781

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1030
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$974
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1138
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$972
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1146
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$994
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$983
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$528
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$494
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$866
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$889
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$979
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$971
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1039
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$494
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$569
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$520
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$488
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1062
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$496
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1051
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$574
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$497
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1203
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1095
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1198
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1047
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$495
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1003
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$503
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1071
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1034
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$649
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$498

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262