Freetown vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$980	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	23	100
😀 Quality of life	37	100
🏙️ Population	951K	4.84M

The cost of living in Freetown is 47% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4063rd and 745th ($1346 vs $2539) 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 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7302nd and 2nd 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	$2.9	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683