Freetown vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$980	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$3141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	23	86
😀 Quality of life	37	93
🏙️ Population	951K	2.79M

The cost of living in Freetown is 45% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4063rd and 861st ($1346 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Sierra Leone and Canada, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 7302nd and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Toronto

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	Freetown	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$17118

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095