Freetown vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$980	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$3371
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	23	95
😀 Quality of life	37	95
🏙️ Population	951K	985K

The cost of living in Freetown is 34% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 4063rd and 1732nd ($1346 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sierra Leone and Sweden, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 7302nd and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Stockholm

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	Freetown	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$5804

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331