Freetown vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$980	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$6742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	23	80
😀 Quality of life	37	91
🏙️ Population	951K	737K

The cost of living in Freetown is 55% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4063rd and 158th ($1346 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 140th 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 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 7302nd and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Seattle

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	Freetown	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093