Freetown vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Freetown	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$751	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1496	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$387	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$477	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$264	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.1	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1673	$3743
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	22	99
😀 Quality of life	43	98
🏙️ Population	951K	4.84M

The cost of living in Freetown is 73% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6569th and 318th ($751 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sierra Leone and Australia, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Freetown compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6876th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Sydney

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	Freetown	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$791	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$80.7	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$175	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.1	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.1%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1081	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1080	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.53	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.62	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.26	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.78	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.8	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.58	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.9	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$75.7	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2661	$17934

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1024
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$971
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$689
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$968
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$689
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$989
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$977
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$501
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$470
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$778
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$799
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$975
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$972
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1049
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$469
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$468
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$556
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$486
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$441
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1081
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$472
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1068
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$518
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$471
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1009
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1067
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1179
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$976
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$471
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$897
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1070
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$479
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$923
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$888
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$584
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$470

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816