Freetown vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Freetown	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1347	$2023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1705	$4466
🏠 One person rent	$974	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$1794
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$4100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	22	81
😀 Quality of life	29	92
🏙️ Population	951K	1.43M

The cost of living in Freetown is 33% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4374th and 1930th ($1347 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1571st 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 34th in the United States, while ranked 8809th and 124th 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	$2.91	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$797	$900
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$1407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.4	$74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$3721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$942	$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.9	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.2	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.68	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$96.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.93	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.4	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$1129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3183	$15049

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1067
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$999
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1283
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$999
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1281
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1021
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$536
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$502
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$872
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$895
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1044
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$598
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$541
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$516
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1088
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$508
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1084
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$506
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1140
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1141
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1221
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1099
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$506
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1060
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$514
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1123
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1083
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$630
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$506

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2178
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2210
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2215
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2222
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2169
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2416
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2241
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2148
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2188
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2022
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2011
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$943
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1697
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2136
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1862
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1981
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1719
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$944
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$748
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1993
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1900
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2279
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2216
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2770
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2240
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2094
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1828
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2177
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2154