Freetown vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$980	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$374
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	23	56
😀 Quality of life	37	57
🏙️ Population	951K	2.42M

The cost of living in Freetown is 91% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 4063rd and 6861st ($1346 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 0.5 months in Salvador. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Salvador ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 7302nd and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Salvador

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	Freetown	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$10392

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677