Freetown vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Freetown	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1323	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1665	$4604
🏠 One person rent	$951	$1208
🏘️ Family rent	$609	$1789
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.3	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$4089
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	23	81
😀 Quality of life	30	91
🏙️ Population	951K	1.43M

The cost of living in Freetown is 36% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4528th and 1874th ($1323 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1483rd 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 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs San Antonio ranked 42nd in the United States, while ranked 8841st and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs San Antonio

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	Freetown	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.64	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$1308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1323	$1847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$1394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.1	$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.83%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$4289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$833	$1889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.21	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$96.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.5	$1248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3659	$17470

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2175
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2200
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2237
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2165
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2444
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2187
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2125
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2226
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1991
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2029
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1009
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1706
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2153
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1883
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2016
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1736
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1017
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$802
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$2000
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1913
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2285
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2094
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2762
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2112
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1836
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2150
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2150