Freetown vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Freetown	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1213	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$849	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$470	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.2	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1665	$4224
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	22	81
😀 Quality of life	38	91
🏙️ Population	951K	1.43M

The cost of living in Freetown is 45% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4564th and 1380th ($1213 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1203rd 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 1.4 months in Freetown compared to 1.9 months in San Antonio. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 7131st and 118th 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	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.26	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$639	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$171	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.6	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.88%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1086	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1068	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.47	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.65	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.68	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.48	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.6	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2835	$10912

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137