Freetown vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$980	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	23	18
😀 Quality of life	37	60
🏙️ Population	951K	932K

The cost of living in Freetown is 17% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4063rd and 3004th ($1346 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Sierra Leone and Spain, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 7302nd and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Tenerife

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	Freetown	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$6114

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291