Freetown vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Freetown	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1272	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1604	$4315
🏠 One person rent	$906	$978
🏘️ Family rent	$557	$1646
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$3547
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	23	46
😀 Quality of life	30	81
🏙️ Population	951K	398K

The cost of living in Freetown is 30% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4589th and 2761st ($1272 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1934th 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 2 months in Wichita. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Wichita ranked 204th in the United States, while ranked 8792nd and 610th 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	$2.41	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.32	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$628	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$705
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$1592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$1253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.3	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.82%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1428	$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$794	$1491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.8	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.07	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$8.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$6.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.07	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$9.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.52	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.2	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.69	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.8	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.95	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$111	$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3981	$15897

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1859
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1296
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1449
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1597
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1357
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1809
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1908
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1830
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1790
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1836
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1902
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1853
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1505
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1702
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1902
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1832
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1917
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1646
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2173
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1871
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1931
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1942
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1952
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1924
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2327
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1824
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2008
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1885
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2372
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2307
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2499
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2349
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2085
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1846
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2357