Cost of Living in Freetown

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$751
$1496
🛋️ Without rent
$364
$1019
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$387
$477
🍽️ Food
$264
$679
🚐 Transport
$61.1
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
😀 Quality of life
43
🏙️ Population
951K

The average cost of living in Freetown is $751, which is in the top 29% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 6569th out of 9294 in our global list and 1st out of 3 in Sierra Leone.

The median after-tax salary is $1673, which is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months. Ranked 6876th (TOP 74%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone. With an estimated population of 951K, Freetown is the 1st largest city in Sierra Leone.

Why living in Freetown is so expensive? Because we have a developed country lifestyle as a reference and in some least developed countries maintaining such a standard of living is hard and expensive. Thus, living costs in Freetown for locals and expats differ significantly.

✈️ Closest airport 15 km Lungi International Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 21.9 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 5643 University of Sierra Leone
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Prices in Freetown

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
 Cappuccino
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$791
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2661

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