Freetown vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$980	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$252
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	23	1
😀 Quality of life	37	22
🏙️ Population	951K	65.5K

The cost of living in Freetown is 50% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 4063rd and 6047th ($1346 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Sierra Leone and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 7302nd and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Sao Tome

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	Freetown	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$3685

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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 Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$900
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$668
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1121
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$741
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$655
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$601
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1265
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$621
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$384
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$764
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1611
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$883
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$881
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$972
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$805
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$747
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$558
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$462
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$555
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$553
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$651
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1113
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$634
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$709
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$779
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$776
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$695
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$523
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$755
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$677
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$676
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$519
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$522
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$590