Freetown vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1578
🏠 One person rent	$980	$259
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$205
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	23	50
😀 Quality of life	37	48
🏙️ Population	951K	1.57M

The cost of living in Freetown is 129% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4063rd and 7787th ($1346 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Sierra Leone and Iran, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 7302nd and 6352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Shiraz

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	Freetown	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$3.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	22.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$1218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$1406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$1.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$2.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$3.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$9.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$5.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$6.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$2161

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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 Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$563
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$557
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$548
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$546
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$529
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$547
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$551
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$536
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$502
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$514
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$573
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$523
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$502
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$525
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$897
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$736
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$901
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$547
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$597
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1280
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1056
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1243
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1223
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$1068
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$464
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$562
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1709
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$904
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$723