Freetown vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Freetown	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1323	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1665	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$951	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$609	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.3	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$912
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	23	8
😀 Quality of life	30	48
🏙️ Population	951K	24.7K

The cost of living in Freetown is 20% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4528th and 3471st ($1323 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sierra Leone and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 8841st and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Victoria

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	Freetown	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$1.64	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1323	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.1	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.83%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$833	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.21	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.5	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3659	$8971

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1058
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$993
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1257
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$990
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1257
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1016
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$535
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$503
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$852
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$878
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1001
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1127
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$502
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$605
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$537
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$518
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1178
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$507
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1176
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$508
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1236
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1229
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1320
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1097
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$507
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1145
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$515
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1124
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1092
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$619
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$508

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419