Freetown vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$980	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$3246
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	23	78
😀 Quality of life	37	92
🏙️ Population	951K	662K

The cost of living in Freetown is 46% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4063rd and 819th ($1346 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 Vancouver. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 7302nd and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Vancouver

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	Freetown	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$17240

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759