Freetown vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$751
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$387
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$477
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.1
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
22
40
😀 Quality of life
43
51
🏙️ Population
951K
5.94M

The cost of living in Freetown is 7% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6569th and 6358th ($751 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sierra Leone and India, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Freetown compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 6876th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Freetown Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.28
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$791
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.7
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$175
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.1
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.1%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1081
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1080
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.53
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.62
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.9
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.78
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.8
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.7
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2661
$1785

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$799
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$975
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$469
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$1049
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$469
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$1060
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$468
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$556
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$486
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$441
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$1081
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$472
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$1068
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$518
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$471
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$1009
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$1067
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$1179
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$976
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$471
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$897
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$1070
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$479
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$891
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$923
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$1061
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$888
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$584
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$301
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$296
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$399
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$377
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$396
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$315
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$345
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$385
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$505
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$368
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$391
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$482
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$339
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$457
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$353
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$706
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$377
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$359
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$379
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$510
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$323
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$358
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$390
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$281
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$338
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$308
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$400
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$375
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$431
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$338
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$345
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$325
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$359
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$336
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$352
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$342
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$334
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