Freetown vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$1522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$3404
🏠 One person rent	$980	$885
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$1964
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	23	75
😀 Quality of life	37	83
🏙️ Population	951K	826K

The cost of living in Freetown is 12% less expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 4063rd and 3333rd ($1346 vs $1522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 1.3 months in Valencia, Spain. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Valencia, Spain ranked 7th in Spain, while ranked 7302nd and 440th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Valencia, Spain

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	Freetown	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$990
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$731
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$1635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$1154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$3590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$65.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$9798

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1220
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1250
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1150
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1131
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1030
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1261
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1406
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1480
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1254
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1356
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1324
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1214
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1213
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1300
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1275
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1154
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1241
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1209
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1084
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2528
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1138
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1068
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1161
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1223
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1217
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1235
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1530
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434