Freetown vs Yamoussoukro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Yamoussoukro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$980	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$1137
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	23	11
😀 Quality of life	37	13
🏙️ Population	951K	340K

The cost of living in Freetown is 52% more expensive than in Yamoussoukro. Cities ranked 4063rd and 6108th ($1346 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Ivory Coast comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 0.2 months in Yamoussoukro. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Yamoussoukro ranked 6th in Ivory Coast, while ranked 7302nd and 9133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Yamoussoukro

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	Freetown	Yamoussoukro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$6.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$1471
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$797
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$2002
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$1198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$8.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$9.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$2450

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Yamoussoukro

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Bouake	$937
105 km or 65 mi	Gagnoa	$904
109 km or 68 mi	Divo	$906
153 km or 95 mi	Agboville	$882
193 km or 120 mi	Dabou	$882
197 km or 122 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Abidjan	$1022
248 km or 154 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
296 km or 184 mi	Korhogo	$916
369 km or 229 mi	Yekepa	$487
383 km or 238 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
403 km or 250 mi	Obuasi	$551
404 km or 251 mi	Nzerekore	$999
404 km or 251 mi	Kumasi	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
461 km or 287 mi	Greenville	$487
498 km or 309 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
502 km or 312 mi	Sikasso	$499
559 km or 347 mi	Koforidua	$588
561 km or 349 mi	Kakata	$487
566 km or 351 mi	Tamale	$507
566 km or 352 mi	Bougouni	$489
569 km or 354 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
579 km or 359 mi	Accra	$729
590 km or 367 mi	Leo	$753
593 km or 368 mi	Ashaiman	$560
594 km or 369 mi	Kankan	$1007
595 km or 370 mi	Tema	$553
613 km or 381 mi	Monrovia	$523
635 km or 395 mi	Ho	$354
636 km or 395 mi	Hohoe	$575
652 km or 405 mi	Kpalime	$632
659 km or 409 mi	Dedougou	$735
662 km or 411 mi	Kenema	$1272
676 km or 420 mi	Nouna	$733
683 km or 424 mi	Koudougou	$743
710 km or 441 mi	Manga	$774
711 km or 442 mi	Atakpame	$647
713 km or 443 mi	Bamako	$569
717 km or 445 mi	Sotouboua	$649