Freetown vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$980	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$3603
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	23	46
😀 Quality of life	37	80
🏙️ Population	951K	398K

The cost of living in Freetown is 26% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4063rd and 2367th ($1346 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1932nd 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 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 2 months in Wichita. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 7302nd and 552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Wichita

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	Freetown	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$15994

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1730
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1671
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1569
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1337
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1814
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1748
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1777
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1864
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1649
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1851
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1855
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1621
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1874
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1720
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1768
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2124
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1824
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1861
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1878
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1862
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2290
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1896
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1946
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1855
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2322
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2259
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2437
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2325
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1989
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1821
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2312