Freetown vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Freetown	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1323	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1665	$2419
🏠 One person rent	$951	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$609	$560
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.3	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$478
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	23	12
😀 Quality of life	30	49
🏙️ Population	951K	16.6K

The cost of living in Freetown is 31% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 4528th and 5567th ($1323 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Sierra Leone and Dominica, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 8841st and 6790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Roseau

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	Freetown	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$7.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.64	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1323	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.1	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.83%	7.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$833	$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$3.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$6.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$7.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.21	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.5	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3659	$4478

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1058
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$993
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1257
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$990
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1257
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1016
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$535
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$503
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$852
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$878
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1001
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1127
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$502
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$605
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$537
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$518
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1178
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$507
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1176
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$508
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1236
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1229
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1320
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1097
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$507
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1145
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$515
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1124
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1092
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$619
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$508

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1733
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1170
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1166
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1145
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$989
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$995
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1330
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1332
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1454
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1079
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1078
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1136
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2293
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1232
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$641
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$610
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$699
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$1010
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1583
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1683
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1710
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1299
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1667
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1716
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1572
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1189