Cost of living comparison

 Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
compared to
 Freetown, Sierra Leone
Freetown vs. Brazzaville Cost of Living Summary

Freetown is 7.2% cheaper than Brazzaville.

Restaurants
pay 37.0% less in Freetown
Groceries
pay 16.2% more in Freetown
Transportation
pay 20.1% less in Freetown
Housing
pay 90.7% more in Freetown
Entertainment and Sports
pay 28.4% less in Freetown
Clothing
pay 64.6% less in Freetown

The cost of housing and groceries in Freetown are more expensive than in Brazzaville. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Freetown. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Freetown.

Freetown vs. Brazzaville Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Freetown instead of Brazzaville, you would:

pay 37.0% less for restaurants

 
Brazzaville
Freetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.38
FCFA8,185
$3.00
SLL62,908
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.87
FCFA4,480
$10.00
SLL209,695
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.30
FCFA1,310
$1.03
SLL21,591

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pay 16.2% more for groceries

 
Brazzaville
Freetown
Bread
1 loaf
$4.62
FCFA2,629
$0.50
SLL10,485
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.38
FCFA1,924
??
Milk (1 gallon) $8.12
FCFA4,621
$7.57
SLL158,756

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pay 20.1% less for transportation

 
Brazzaville
Freetown
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.29
FCFA2,444
$4.83
SLL101,357
Monthly public transit pass $23.44
FCFA13,342
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,343.54
FCFA16,701,897
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000

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pay 90.7% more for housing

 
Brazzaville
Freetown
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$41.25
FCFA23,476
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $589.16
FCFA335,339
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $360.53
FCFA205,208
$978.33
SLL20,515,161

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Brazzaville
Freetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $49.10
FCFA27,947
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,800.00
FCFA5,008,826
??

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pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Brazzaville
Freetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.85
FCFA2,762
$1.50
SLL31,454
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.14
FCFA2,355
$1.74
SLL36,435
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.25
FCFA1,850
$3.00
SLL62,908

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pay 64.6% less for clothing

 
Brazzaville
Freetown
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.50
FCFA32,728
$10.00
SLL209,695
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$60.00
FCFA34,151
$8.00
SLL167,756
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$100.00
FCFA56,918
$20.00
SLL419,390

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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