Freetown vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$980	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	23	27
😀 Quality of life	37	59
🏙️ Population	951K	687K

The cost of living in Freetown is 22% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4063rd and 4828th ($1346 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th in Sierra Leone and Spain, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 7302nd and 5447th 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	$2.9	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$7261

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387