Freetown vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$980	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$794
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	23	47
😀 Quality of life	37	62
🏙️ Population	951K	276K

The cost of living in Freetown is 69% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 4063rd and 6461st ($1346 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Sierra Leone and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 7302nd and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Sarajevo

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	Freetown	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$2856

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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 Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$559
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$636
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$603
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$776
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$803
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1187
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$759
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1150
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1337
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1070
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1266
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$558
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$975
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1274
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1117
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$659
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1030
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$958
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1160
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$807
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1053
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$972
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$679
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$965
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$463
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$556
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1122
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$595
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$692
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$768