Freetown vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Freetown	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1323	$1820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1665	$4356
🏠 One person rent	$951	$968
🏘️ Family rent	$609	$1642
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.3	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$3492
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	23	46
😀 Quality of life	30	85
🏙️ Population	951K	398K

The cost of living in Freetown is 27% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4528th and 2786th ($1323 vs $1820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1921st 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 1.9 months in Wichita. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Wichita ranked 150th in the United States, while ranked 8841st and 462nd 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	$2.86	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.64	$4.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1323	$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.1	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.83%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$833	$1474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.21	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.5	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3659	$16041

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1860
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1284
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1571
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1578
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1358
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1838
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1904
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1850
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1786
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1833
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1876
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1842
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1508
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1758
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1894
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1808
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1676
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1883
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1941
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1955
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1947
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2299
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1825
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2011
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1865
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2341
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2283
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2314
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2039
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1833
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2328