Freetown vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Freetown	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1272	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1604	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$906	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$557	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$4239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	23	74
😀 Quality of life	30	88
🏙️ Population	951K	459K

The cost of living in Freetown is 48% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4589th and 978th ($1272 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 841st in Sierra Leone and the United States, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 8792nd and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Freetown	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.32	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$628	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.3	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.82%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1428	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$794	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.8	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.07	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.07	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.52	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.2	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.69	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.8	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.95	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.2	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$111	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3981	$16143

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1050
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$984
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1231
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$983
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1219
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1005
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$998
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$518
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$831
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$857
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$993
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$993
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1119
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$611
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$545
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$527
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1164
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$494
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1163
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$561
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$493
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1214
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1206
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1281
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1076
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$494
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1141
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$501
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1100
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1067
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$619
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$495

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769