Freetown vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1323
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1665
$974
🏠 One person rent
$951
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$609
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.3
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
23
40
😀 Quality of life
30
60
🏙️ Population
951K
5.94M

The cost of living in Freetown is 91% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4528th and 7286th ($1323 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Sierra Leone and India, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 8841st and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Surat

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Freetown Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1323
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.1
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1433
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$833
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.21
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.91
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$97.5
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3659
$929

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$1001
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$999
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$501
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$1127
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$502
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$1108
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$502
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$605
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$537
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$518
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$1178
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$507
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$1176
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$583
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$508
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$1236
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$1229
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$1320
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$1097
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$507
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1079
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$1145
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$515
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$1060
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$1124
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$1147
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$1092
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$619
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$286
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$287
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$382
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$346
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$373
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$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
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$366
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$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
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$379
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$475
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$401
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$504
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$310
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$733
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$378
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$302
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$344
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$502
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$297
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$324
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$355
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$257
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$326
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$284
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$268
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$286
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$385
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$331
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$282
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$301
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$282
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$317
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$303
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$321
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$360
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$296
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$326
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