Freetown vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Freetown	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1323	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1665	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$951	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$609	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.3	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$4175
😷 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 45% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4528th and 1097th ($1323 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 940th 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 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Virginia Beach ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 8841st and 304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Virginia Beach

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	Freetown	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.64	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1323	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.1	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.83%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$833	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.21	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.5	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3659	$15986

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763