Freetown vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Freetown	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1272	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1604	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$906	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$557	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	23	96
😀 Quality of life	30	75
🏙️ Population	951K	11.5M

The cost of living in Freetown is 13% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4589th and 4918th ($1272 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sierra Leone and Brazil, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 8792nd and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Sao Paulo

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	Freetown	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.32	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$628	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.3	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.82%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1428	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$794	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.8	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.07	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.07	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.52	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.2	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.69	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.8	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.95	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$111	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3981	$15990

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1050
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$984
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1231
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$983
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1219
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1005
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$998
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$518
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$831
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$857
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$993
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$993
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1119
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$611
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$545
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$527
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1164
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$494
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1163
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$561
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$493
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1214
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1206
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1281
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1076
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$494
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1141
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$501
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1100
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1067
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$619
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$495

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720