Freetown vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Freetown	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1347	$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1705	$3082
🏠 One person rent	$974	$629
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$1103
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$1061
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	22	70
😀 Quality of life	29	78
🏙️ Population	951K	1.4M

The cost of living in Freetown is 8% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4374th and 4611th ($1347 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sierra Leone and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 8809th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Sofia

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	Freetown	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$797	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.4	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$942	$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.9	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.2	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.68	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.93	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3183	$9717

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1067
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$999
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1283
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$999
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1281
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1021
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$536
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$502
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$872
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$895
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1044
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$598
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$541
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$516
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1088
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$508
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1084
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$506
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1140
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1141
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1221
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1099
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$506
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1060
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$514
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1123
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1083
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$630
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$506

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$730
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$766
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$707
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$854
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$776
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$836
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$819
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$575
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$642
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$668
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$702
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$670
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$643
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$572
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$849
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1080
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$964
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$909
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$557
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$678
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$720
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$592
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$675
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$996
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$692
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1048
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$699
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1091
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$918
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$591
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1013
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$667
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$777