Freetown vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1346
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1679
$1163
🏠 One person rent
$980
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$69
$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1273
$444
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
23
40
😀 Quality of life
37
48
🏙️ Population
951K
5.94M

The cost of living in Freetown is 75% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4063rd and 6559th ($1346 vs $771) 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 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 7302nd and 6336th among best cities to live in the world.

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Freetown Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.9
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.28
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$1.66
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$866
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1547
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$170
$271
🔌 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
$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.25%
8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1072
$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$2.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.19
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.91
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.4
$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2773
$1261

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$523
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$487
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$804
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$827
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$1007
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$999
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$487
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$964
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$487
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$953
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$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
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$1114
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$916
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$491
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$904
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$970
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$499
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$887
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$937
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$960
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$906
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$647
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$286
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$298
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$376
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$333
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$382
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$284
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$378
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$371
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$452
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$362
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$381
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$501
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$415
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$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$311
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$716
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$389
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$348
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$350
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$513
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$311
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$333
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$367
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$298
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$310
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$288
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$304
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$295
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$397
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$340
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$293
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$296
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$292
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$324
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$307
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$315
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$363
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$304
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$339
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