Freetown vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Freetown	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1347	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1705	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$974	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$1744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	22	26
😀 Quality of life	29	77
🏙️ Population	951K	687K

The cost of living in Freetown is 8% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4374th and 4103rd ($1347 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 61st in Sierra Leone and Spain, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 8809th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Zaragoza

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	Freetown	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$797	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.4	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$942	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.9	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.2	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.68	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.93	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.4	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3183	$8269

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1067
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$999
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1283
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$999
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1281
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1021
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$536
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$502
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$872
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$895
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1044
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$598
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$541
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$516
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1088
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$508
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1084
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$506
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1140
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1141
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1221
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1099
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$506
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1060
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$514
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1123
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1083
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$630
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$506

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1157
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1414
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1585
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1468
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1445
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1318
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1531
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1212
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1571
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1596
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1217
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1673
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1239
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1566
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1740
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1523
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1839
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1200
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1363
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1590
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1407
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1598
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1703
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1660
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1637
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1687
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1572
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581